Lincoln Bicentennial Proof Set

It's not gold or silver but it is proof.  The Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Proof Set goes on sale tomorrow. The reverse has a scene symbolic of Lincoln's life.  The themes are: Birth; Formative Years; Professional Life and Presidency.

Lincoln Bicentennial Penny: The Presidential Years

The fourth and last in a series of Lincoln Bicentennial Pennies.  It is the not yet completed Capitol Dome.

Why does the penny show an unfinished dome? From the U.S. Mint:
"It was in front of the rising dome that Lincoln began his Presidency and under the completed dome that his body lay in state..."

Lincoln Bicentennial Penny: The Professional Years

This coin commemorates Lincoln's professional life in Illinois.

His office in Springfield is still standing and has been restored.

Lincoln Bicentennial Penny: The Formative Years

This penny represents Lincoln's formative years according to the US Mint. There is a National Park in Indiana commemorating Lincoln's time there.

Lincoln Bicentennial Penny: Birth and Early Childhood

The infamous log cabin.  The Lincoln Birthplace National Park has a replica.

On This Day In 1905

Mint employee George Edward Adams was arrested for stealing gold from deposits awaiting assay.  He was arrested in Seattle and would pose as a prospector and sell the gold in San Francisco.

Zachary Taylor $1 Coin Releases Tomorrow

Religionists got the U.S. Mint to move "In God We Trust" to the front of the coin.  Apparently it was the work of Satan to have it on the reverse.