There was a Native American on the penny from 1859 to 1909, when Lincoln was put on it.
Prior to that, there was a brief (1856-58) coinage of cents with a flying eagle design.
From 1793 to 1858 the US made what are called Large cents, about the size of half-dollars. These carried various images of Miss Liberty.
Abraham Lincoln is on the US penny.
Abraham Lincoln is on the US penny
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln.
President Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln
The face of President Abraham Lincoln is on the US penny.
The Lincoln Penny was first issued in 1909 to commemorate Abraham Lincoln's 100th birthday.
President Abraham Lincoln
1909-Current Date; Abraham Lincoln
The first president to be pictured on a US coin was Abraham Lincoln in 1909 on the penny. Prior to 1909, all US coins featured a personification of Liberty or a design emblematic of the US such as a flying eagle.
Abraham Lincoln is on the penny. No other president has been featured on a U.S. penny.