•  Set of three 2008 coins struck in .992 zinc and .008 copper with a plating of pure copper.

• Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Penny in stunning Brilliant Uncirculated condition.

• Denver Mint Lincoln Penny in stunning Brilliant Uncirculated condition.

• San Francisco Mint Lincoln Penny in Proof condition.

• The coins will come in a display folder with a Certificate of Authenticity.

• Coins are in Brilliant Uncirculated condition or Proof and were taken directly from original Mint Sets or Proof Sets from the U.S. Mint.

• Coins for Mint Sets are the highest quality regular-issue coins struck by the U.S. Mint.

• Proofs are the highest quality coins struck by the U.S. Mint.

• Proof coins are made for collectors and are not released into circulation. 

• Each coin is struck multiple times under high pressure to bring out the three-dimensional designs and mirror-like background.

• Due to the painstaking minting process, Proofs are limited editions.

• The coins are not available individually from the Mint but only in official U.S. Proof Sets.

• Proofs are highly sought-after because of their beauty and scarcity.

• The Lincoln Penny was first minted in 1909 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth.

• It was the first circulating coin to feature a real person instead of Lady Liberty.

• The obverse of the coin features a portrait of Lincoln by sculptor Victor D. Brenner.

• The Lincoln Memorial design first appeared on the reverse in 1959 to celebrate the 150^th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth.

• To commemorate the 200^th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth and the 100^th anniversary of the Lincoln Penny, special commemorative coins will be issued in 2009, therefore, these are the “Last” Memorial Pennies.