Lincoln cent

High school (ages 12+)
Mathematics & Numbers

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/lincoln-cent

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the designer of obverse and original reverse?Victor David Brenner
2. What is the initial reverse design period?1909-1958
3. When was the Lincoln cent first made?The Lincoln cent was first minted in 1909, more than a century ago.
4. Why was putting Abraham Lincoln on a coin controversial?Some people thought putting a president on a coin was too like a king, so it was a big debate.

Allegorical Figure: A symbolic representation of abstract concepts or ideas, often used in art and coinage.
Numismatic Significance: The importance of a coin within the field of coin collecting and study.
Compositional Change: A modification in the metals or alloys used to manufacture a coin.