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==United States==
==United States==
The penny is a coin worth one [[cent]]. It was made primarily of [[copper]] until 1982, and is now made primarily of [[zinc]]. In 1943, pennies were made of [[steel]], since copper was needed for [[World War II|the war]]. The US penny currently features [[Abraham Lincoln]] on the obverse side, and the [[Lincoln Memorial]] on the reverse. The penny is copper-colored, and is one of the few coins that is not silver-colored. It is also smooth along the circumference of the coin, lacking the ridges that many other coins have.
The penny is a coin worth one [[cent]]. It was made primarily of [[copper]] until 1982, and is now made primarily of [[zinc]]. In 1943, pennies were made of [[steel]], since copper was needed for [[World War II|the war]]. The US penny currently features [[Abraham Lincoln]] on the obverse side, and the [[Lincoln Memorial]] on the reverse. The penny is copper-colored, and is one of the few coins that is not silver-colored. It is also smooth along the circumference of the coin, lacking the ridges that many other coins have.
To celebrate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth in 2009, the U.S. Mint will release four new pennies depicting the life of the nation's sixteenth president. The new pennies will "show Lincoln's Kentucky birthplace, his Indiana education, his career as an Illinois statesman and his work in Washington, D.C." <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,425928,00.html U.S. Mint Releases New Penny Designs], Sara Bonisteel, ''Fox News'', September 22, 2008</ref>
==Great Britain==
==Great Britain==
The penny was originally made of silver, but now made of [[cupronickel]]. The plural is [[pence]] when referring to an amount of money, or pennies when referring to the coins. There are traditionally 240 pence to the [[pound]], or 100 [[new pence]].
The penny was originally made of silver, but now made of [[cupronickel]]. The plural is [[pence]] when referring to an amount of money, or pennies when referring to the coins. There are traditionally 240 pence to the [[pound]], or 100 [[new pence]].
==References==
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Image:New penny.jpg|U.S. Mint <br> A penny design showing the Kentucky cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born and spent his early childhood. <br> It is one of four new penny designs that honor the bicentennial of the president's birth.
Image:New penny1.jpg|U.S. Mint <br> A penny design showing a young Abraham Lincoln educating himself while working as a rail splitter in Indiana. <br> It is one of four new penny designs that honor the bicentennial of the president's birth.
Image:New penny2.jpg|U.S. Mint <br> A penny design showing the young professional Abraham Lincoln in front of the Illinois Capitol. <br> It is one of four new penny designs that honor the bicentennial of the president's birth.
Image:New penny3.jpg|U.S. Mint <br> A penny design showing the half-finished United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. <br> It is one of four new penny designs that honor the bicentennial of President Abraham Lincoln's birth.
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[[Category:Coins]]
[[Category:Coins]]