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When did this happen?

When did the US mint change the back of the penny from saying "one cent" to showing Lincoln's Memorial?

1958.

http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/circulatingCoins/index.cfm?action=CircPenny

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Lincoln Memorial Cents $3.99 Description not available.

Lincoln Cents Collection Starting 1975 $3.99 In 1959 Victor David Brenner's original reverse design was replaced in recognition of the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. The new reverse shows the Lincoln Memorial and is the work of Frank Gasparro. His initial FG appear at the lower righ...

United States Large Cent $39.95 Guaranteed to be over 145 years old. Over four times heavier and almost twice as thick as a typical penny. $39.95

1943 U.S. Steel Penny $44.95 Famous one-year-only 1943 Steel Cent. Genuine piece of World War II history. $44.95

Lucky Irish Penny $9.95 The pride and rich culture of the Irish people show in this Penny. $9.95

1942 & 1943 Wartime Lincoln Cents $75 An American classic coin has always been the Lincoln Cent. This set includes a 1942 copper penny and 1943 steel penny, both in Superb Gem Brilliant Uncirculated MS66 condition. $75

1889-P Three Cent Nickel NGC PR64 Cameo $699 Key LAST year of issue for the Three Cent Nickel. $699

United States Penny Type Set $129 There have been just FOUR different designs used on the penny. Own each of these four designs in this spectacular U.S. Penny Type Set. Each coin is in Fine to Very Fine Condition. $129

Flying Eagle Small Cent Set $199 Complete sets of the only three Flying Eagle Cents ever minted, each containing the 1857 coin and two different 1858 designs. $199

1999 U.S. Penny Error $49.95 A small cache of full-fledged 1999-dated "error" Lincoln Cents struck between 10 to 20% off-center. $49.95

1994 Vietnam War Memorial Commemorative Silver Dollar $199 One-year-only issue features the soul-searching aura of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial. Low mintage of just 226,262 Proof coins. $199

Half Banker's Roll U.S. Indian Cent Coins $99 An amazing cache of historic Indian Head Cents not struck for public circulation since 1909 are now being released from our vaults. Starting @ $99

1903-P Indian Head Cent NGC MS64RD $249 NGC graded full red specimen. $249

1901-P Indian Head Cent PCGS MS64RD $249 PCGS graded full red specimen. $249

2000 £5 Two Penny Blue Proof $69 World's first-ever colored titanium Proof. Honors 160th anniversary of world's most valuable postage stamp. $69

5-Piece Vanishing Coins Collection $396 5 historic, circulated coins from the Civil War Era: Indian Head Cent, Two-Cent Piece, silver Half Dime, silver Seated Quarter, and Civil War Token. $396

Tribute to Native Americans Collection $449 Coin collection includes: an Indian Head Cent, a Buffalo Nickel and a Gold Quarter Eagle, plus a BONUS arrowhead. 80 years of U.S. history. $449

6-pc 1987 Prestige Proof Set $59 Includes proof coins from Cent to Half-Dollar and a one-year only issue 1987 Constitution commemorative 90% silver dollar. $59

Very Special Year 1960 $29.95 Coin sets will include a Lincoln Cent, Jefferson Nickel, Roosevelt Dime, Washington Quarter and a Franklin or Kennedy Half-Dollar. Specific years come with a separate holder containing all five state quarters for that year. Starting @ $29.95

1890s U.S. Pocket Change Collection $289 A special set of circulating coins from the 1890s that includes every coin from the Indian Head Cent all the way up to the popular Morgan Silver Dollar. Each coin is over 100 years old. $289

20th Century Presidential Inaugural Collection $56.95 Get first-year-of-issues of all five historical coins: 1909 Lincoln Cent, 1938 Jefferson Nickel, 1946 Roosevelt Dime, 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar, 1971 Ike Dollar. $56.95

1865 Two-Cents Piece $79 This unique copper two-cent piece was the FIRST coin struck by the U.S. Mint displaying the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST". Only struck from 1864 to 1873. $79

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