
The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for two-roll sets of one-cent coins bearing the third new reverse design in the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Coin Program at noon Eastern Time (ET) on August 13, 2009. The coin will honor the 16th President’s professional life in Illinois. The 2009 Lincoln Cent Two-Roll Set – “Professional Life” is priced at $8.95 per set. Orders are limited to five units per household and will be available for a limited time only.
The set contains one roll of 50 coins from the United States Mint at Philadelphia with no mint mark and one roll of 50 coins from the United States Mint at Denver bearing the “D” mint mark. Each roll is packaged in specially designed paper coin wrap that displays the mint of origin, the year and the face value of its contents.
Millions of one-cent coins bearing the “Professional Life” design will be released into general circulation on August 13.
Source: Coin Link
