Abraham Lincoln
President of the United States, 1861-1865 AD

Copper 2-Cent Piece, 1864, Philadelphia mint.
Obverse:  "2 Cents" within wreath.
Reverse:  Shield, motto "In God We Trust" above.
The 2-cent piece was produced from 1864 to 1873.  It is the first coin to bear the motto "In God We Trust".

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, guided his country through the most devastating experience in its national history--the Civil War.  He is considered by many historians to have been the greatest American president.

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