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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, a self-taught Illinois lawyer and legislator with a reputation as an eloquent opponent of slavery, shocked many when he overcame several more prominent contenders to win the Republican Party’s nomination for president in 1860.

The Lincoln Penny

The Lincoln Penny was first issued in 1909 to commemorate Abraham Lincoln's 100th birthday. It was the first American coin to bear a president's image on its face.

SaveUp Bank Penny Bank

Adding some value to the penny. This bank holds pennies - up to 100. It's wood engraved, wall mountable, beautifully designed, a collectible, made in the U.S.A.

Liberty

For over 200 years, Liberty was represented on United States coins as a mythical goddess. Libertas was the goddess of freedom. Miss Liberty is the symbol of human freedom and freedom of thought.

SaveUp Banks Logo

Our logo represents a stylized tree. The symbolism shows growth and prosperity for savings. As in nature where a tiny seed can produce an enormous tree, so can saving small change produce an enormous amount of fruit.

In God We Trust

"In God We Trust" first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864 and has appeared on paper currency since 1957. "In God We Trust" is the official motto of the United States.

• Quick Release Base

  SaveUp Bank Penny Bank Design.

  You have support! The coins are easily supported by our removable base. Remove the coins from the bottom base by unfastening the brass knob.
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  Abraham Lincoln

  Abraham Lincoln, a self-taught Illinois lawyer and legislator with a reputation as an eloquent opponent of slavery, shocked many when he overcame several more prominent contenders to win the Republican Party’s nomination for president in 1860.
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  The Lincoln Penny

  The Lincoln Penny was first issued in 1909 to commemorate Abraham Lincoln's 100th birthday. It was the first American coin to bear a president's image on its face.

• SaveUp Bank Penny Bank

  Adding some value to the penny. This bank holds pennies - up to 100. It's wood engraved, wall mountable, beautifully designed, a collectible, made in the U.S.A.

• Liberty

  For over 200 years, Liberty was represented on United States coins as a mythical goddess. Libertas was the goddess of freedom. Miss Liberty is the symbol of human freedom and freedom of thought.

• SaveUp Banks Logo

  Our logo represents a stylized tree. The symbolism shows growth and prosperity for savings. As in nature where a tiny seed can produce an enormous tree, so can saving small change produce an enormous amount of fruit.

• In God We Trust

  "In God We Trust" first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864 and has appeared on paper currency since 1957. "In God We Trust" is the official motto of the United States.

More About the U.S. Cent

• What year was the first penny made?
  The one-cent coin was made legal tender by the Coinage Act of 1864. On August 2, 1909, Abraham Lincoln was the first historical figure to grace a U.S. coin when he was portrayed on the one-cent coin to commemorate his 100th birthday. The Lincoln penny was also the first U.S. cent to include the words "In God We Trust."
• What is the name of the building on the back of a penny?
  The back (reverse) of the penny pictures the Lincoln Memorial, a monument to Abraham Lincoln located in Washington, D.C. If you look closely at a real penny, you can see a tiny picture of Lincoln sitting inside the Lincoln Memorial.
• What was the motto on the first penny made?
  

  On April 21, 1787, the Continental Congress of the United States authorized a design for the nation's first coin, the Fugio Cent. It was the first design for the penny and it was named the Fugio Cent because of it's image of the sun shining down a sundial. On the bottom of the coin is the motto "Mind Your Business"
• What is the color of a penny?
  The color of a penny is copper, a blend of brown and red with a metalic hue. Here is an interesting fact: "copper penny" is one of the colors in the special set of metallic Crayola crayons called Silver Swirls. The colors were formulated by Crayola in 1990.
• Preservation of the Union
  In the current 2010 design, "Preservation of the Union", the reverse design is emblematic of President Abraham Lincoln's preservation of the United States as a single and united country, with a union shield with a scroll draped across and the inscription ONE CENT. The obverse (heads) continues to bear the familiar Victor David Brenner likeness of President Lincoln that has appeared on the coin since 1909.
• Penny Design
  The 2010 Lincoln penny design evolved from the Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005 which required a new penny design for regular use be developed for use in 2010 and beyond, symbolizing President Lincoln's preservation of the United States as "a single and united country."