On September 22, the United States Mint gave collectors and the public a glimpse of the four different Lincoln cent reverse designs which will be used in 2009. Not only does 2009 hallmark the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, it also marks the 100th anniversary of America's most popular and favorite copper coin - the Lincoln cent.

The Lincoln cent coin has circulated throughout this country for almost a century. We have all spent or received this coin in change at one time or another and that would include our parents, grandparents, great grandparents and so on. In a few months, the defining moment will come and we will all have the opportunity to handle the new, redesigned Lincoln cents.

The U.S. Mint has not only successfully redesigned America's most popular copper coin, but it has also strategically been able to introduce and redesign the coin in significant years - 1909, 1959 and now in 2009 - signifying important milestones of the coin and Abraham Lincoln himself.

The first of the four different reverse Lincoln cent designs will be released on February 12, which happens to be Abraham Lincoln's birth date. The remaining three designs will subsequently be released throughout 2009. All four designs will display images of significant moments in Abraham Lincoln's life. For more information about the new redesigned Lincoln cents you can log on to the U.S. Mint website at www.USMint.gov.