Birthplace of Lincoln One Cent Coin Sketch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1958

Description (Brief):

This drawing of Abraham Lincoln's birthplace was one of many designs made by Frank Gasparro in 1959 for the reverse image of the cent. The new coin was to honor the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. From the many sketches and ideas offered, the Mint chose the now-famous image of the Lincoln Memorial, and it remained on the reverse of the cent for the next fifty years. To celebrate the 2009 bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, four new designs were placed on the reverse of the cent. The design, called Birth and Early Childhood in Kentuckylooks very much like Gasparro's log cabin drawing done fifty years earlier.

Date Made: ca 1958

Artist: Gasparro, Frank

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Subject: Art - Currency

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See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, Coins, Currency and Medals, Art of Gasparro

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Credit Line: Christina Gasparro Hansen

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2009.0005.009Catalog Number: 2009.0005.009Accession Number: 2009.0005

Object Name: sketch

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 26.4 cm x 20 cm; 10 3/8 in x 7 7/8 inimage: 13.5 cm; 5 5/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-33e6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1367514

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