The 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial pennies feature four unique reverse designs celebrating Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday: Birth and Early Childhood, Formative Years, Professional Life, and Presidency. Low mintage due to the recession combined with new designs created numerous collectible error varieties across all four types.
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Scan My CoinMultiple doubled die varieties exist across all four 2009 reverse designs, with doubling on dates, lettering, and design elements.
How to check: Examine the date, IN GOD WE TRUST, and reverse inscriptions with a loupe. Look for shelf-like or notched doubling on lettering.
$10 - $150The Birth and Early Childhood reverse featuring the log cabin has several die varieties with extra lines or missing details.
How to check: Examine the cabin logs for extra or missing lines. Check the ground beneath the cabin for die scratches or added elements.
$5 - $75The Young Lincoln reading on a log reverse shows die cracks through the figure and doubled lettering.
How to check: Look for die cracks running through Lincoln's seated figure. Check UNITED STATES OF AMERICA for doubling.
$5 - $100The Lincoln standing before the Illinois State Capitol design shows various die cracks and clash marks.
How to check: Examine the Capitol building and Lincoln's figure for raised lines or ghost impressions from die clashes.
$5 - $50Any of the four designs struck off-center. Particularly desirable when the unique reverse design is still identifiable.
How to check: Look for shifted design with blank planchet crescent. Identify which of the four designs appears on the reverse.
$15 - $200Yes! 2009 pennies have the lowest mintage of any Lincoln cent year since the 1950s due to the recession. All four designs are worth saving, especially in uncirculated condition or with errors.
Birth and Early Childhood (log cabin), Formative Years (Lincoln reading on a log), Professional Life (Lincoln before the Capitol), and Presidency (half-completed Capitol dome). Each has its own error varieties.
The Federal Reserve ordered far fewer pennies in 2009 due to the economic recession. This resulted in mintages 70-80% lower than normal, making 2009 cents scarce in circulation.
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