Released Thursday, May 14, sales of the 2009 Lincoln Rail Splitter cent (formerly known as the Formative Years cent) are surpassing all expectations. Demand at the official release ceremony in Indiana was exceptionally high, kicking the coin's popularity into an even higher gear.
The ceremony took place at Lincoln Amphitheatre in Lincoln State Park, Lincoln City, Indiana. An estimated 3000 people attended the event which is double the turn-out for the ceremony in Kentucky that marked the first Log Cabin cent release.
United States Mint Director Edmund Moy presided over the celebration and said:
"The 14 years Lincoln spent here in Indiana gave him the skills and character, compassion and fortitude, to lead the nation through one of the darkest periods in our history."
Over 200 elementary school students took part in the ceremony as well as the actor who will play Lincoln in the the amphitheatre's upcoming production of 'Lincoln - Forging Greatness'. [click to continue…]
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