The 100 Year-Old Penny “Confederate soldiers were upset at the prospect of carrying the image of Lincoln in their pockets. “ Story from time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1913870_1913868,00.html?cnn=yes Photo by Reviewer Rob Aug. 2, 2009, marks the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln penny, the longest-running U.S. coin still in circulation. The U.S. Mint had been producing one-cent coins since its founding in 1792, but […]