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The Lincoln cent was introduced in 1909 to honor the centennial of Lincoln's birth.

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Buy new tires when the tread depth gets to be 2 millimeters or less. Actually 2/32 of an inch, easy way to tell is to get a penny stick it in so that the top of Abe lincolns head is facing down into the tire. If the tread comes up to his head, your still ok.