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Many, first was the Chain Cent in 1793, then the Flowing Hair Wreath (1793), next the Liberty Cap (1793-1796) after that the Draped Bust (1796-1807) after the Draped Bust came the Classic Head (1808-1814) then the Coronet (1816-1839) and then the Braided Hair (1839-1857) after those cents, the US government reduced the size of the coin to its current size and made the Flying Eagle (1856-1858) then the Indian Head (1859-1909) then the Wheat Cent (1909-1958) after that the Lincoln Memorial (1959-2008) then more recently created the Lincoln Bicentennial 4 reverse designs (2009) and finally we have the Lincoln Union Shield cent from 2010 onwards.

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