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 Alain Martineau
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| In personal collections | 27 |
| General Description | When Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861, the Nation was already on the verge of civil war, and fighting soon broke out at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. Shortly after the Battle of Antietam, in late 1862, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel territory free as of January 1, 1863. The Union victory at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on July 3, 1863, marked a crucial turning point in the war in favor of the North. |
| Obv. Description | A right-facing profile of Abraham Lincolm, the 16th President of the United States of America based on a Mathew Brady photograph .The front reads, "IN GOD WE TRUST," "LIBERTY," date and mint mark |
| Rev. Description | The approved design for aspect four of Lincoln's life features the half-finished United States Capitol dome, symbolizing a Nation torn apart by civil war and the resolve Lincoln showed as he guided the country through its most grave crisis. It also bears the inscriptions "United States of America," "E Pluribus Unum" and "One Cent." |
| Catalog code | KM# 444 |
| Mintage | 129,600 |
| Diameter | 19.05 mm |
| Thickness | 1.55 mm |
| Weight | 2.5000 g |
| Material | Copper Plated Zinc |
| Orientation | Coin |
| Mint | United States of America - Philadelphia (P) |
| Edge Type | plain |
| Designer | Ob: Victor David Brenner Re: Designer Susan Gamble and sculpted Joseph Menna |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
