<P> The Lincoln cent is the current one - cent coin of the U.S. It was adopted in 1909 ( which would have been Lincoln 's 100th birthday ) , replacing the Indian Head cent . Its reverse was changed in 1959 from a wheat - stalks design to a design which includes the Lincoln Memorial ( to commemorate Lincoln 's sesquicentennial ) and was replaced again in 2009 with four new designs to commemorate Lincoln 's bicentennial . There are more one - cent coins produced than any other denomination , which makes the Lincoln cent a familiar item . In its lifespan , this coin has weathered both world wars , one of which temporarily changed its composition as part of the war effort . The obverse is the longest design used for any circulating American currency . </P>
<P> The Lincoln cent is the current one - cent coin of the U.S. It was adopted in 1909 ( which would have been Lincoln 's 100th birthday ) , replacing the Indian Head cent . Its reverse was changed in 1959 from a wheat - stalks design to a design which includes the Lincoln Memorial ( to commemorate Lincoln 's sesquicentennial ) and was replaced again in 2009 with four new designs to commemorate Lincoln 's bicentennial . There are more one - cent coins produced than any other denomination , which makes the Lincoln cent a familiar item . In its lifespan , this coin has weathered both world wars , one of which temporarily changed its composition as part of the war effort . The obverse is the longest design used for any circulating American currency . </P>
when did they stop making the wheat penny
when did they stop making the wheat penny
1959
1959