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There is no special reason for this. The way the presidents face is not determined by any law but is determined by the designer.

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Why is Lincoln on a brown penny facing one way but the other presidents facing another?

Abraham Lincoln is depicted on the penny facing right, while other U.S. presidents on coins typically face left due to a tradition established by the engraver of the penny, Victor David Brenner. This choice was made to honor Lincoln's legacy and distinguish the penny from other coins. Additionally, the design of coins often reflects artistic preferences and historical context, contributing to the variations in orientation among different coins.


Why is the head on penny the only coin that head faces the right?

The Abraham Lincoln penny was minted in 1908 to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of Lincoln's birth. In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt chose portraitist and sculptor Victor David Brenner to design the penny, probably because he admired Brenner's previous works of art. Those works included a bronze relief plaque bearing a portrait of Lincoln. Brenner adapted this design for the "heads," or obverse side of the penny. He based the plaque on a photograph of Lincoln taken on Feb. 9, 1864 by Anthony Berger. Lincoln faced right in the photo, so he faces right on the plaque and faces right on the penny. See http://money.howstuffworks.com/question775.htm


What are all the presidents on the mountain?

From Left to Right: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln


How much is a 2000 Lincoln Head penny worth that was missed hit or not struck right?

Please be more specific


1943 American silver penny one side 2 feathers other side Abraham Lincoln?

Zinc-coated steel, not silver. Cent, not penny. Wheat stalks, not feathers. You got Lincoln right, though. Uncirculated examples can be purchased from any dealer for $2 or less. Circulated coins may cost as little as ten cents.

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Why is Lincoln on a brown penny facing one way but the other presidents facing another?

Abraham Lincoln is depicted on the penny facing right, while other U.S. presidents on coins typically face left due to a tradition established by the engraver of the penny, Victor David Brenner. This choice was made to honor Lincoln's legacy and distinguish the penny from other coins. Additionally, the design of coins often reflects artistic preferences and historical context, contributing to the variations in orientation among different coins.


Why does Lincoln's face right on his coin?

The person who created that penny used a portrait for Lincoln for the penny and in that picture, Lincoln is seen facing the right so yeah.


Does Lincoln's head on a penny face left or right?

The head is to the right.


How much is 1990 penny Lincoln faces print the other way?

Lincoln's face is to the right, if you mean it is to the left on you coin, post new question.


Why does president Lincoln face the right on the penny?

No special reason, just the way it was designed.


Why is the head on penny the only coin that head faces the right?

The Abraham Lincoln penny was minted in 1908 to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of Lincoln's birth. In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt chose portraitist and sculptor Victor David Brenner to design the penny, probably because he admired Brenner's previous works of art. Those works included a bronze relief plaque bearing a portrait of Lincoln. Brenner adapted this design for the "heads," or obverse side of the penny. He based the plaque on a photograph of Lincoln taken on Feb. 9, 1864 by Anthony Berger. Lincoln faced right in the photo, so he faces right on the plaque and faces right on the penny. See http://money.howstuffworks.com/question775.htm


What does a Lincoln and Kennedy penny look like?

These coins are novelty items made by private companies. They take ordinary Lincoln cents and stamp a small image of JFK in the space to the right of Lincoln's picture, making it appear the two Presidents are looking at each other. Many times these coins are attached to a card listing supposed "astonishing coincidences" in their lives. Unfortunately some of the "coincidences" require stretching history more than a bit.


Where is the D on a wheat penny?

Right below the date, just like all the Lincoln Cents.


What 4 presidents are on your rush more?

The four presidents on Mount Rushmore is: (from left to right) George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.


What are all the presidents on the mountain?

From Left to Right: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln


Lincoln memorial nickel?

The Lincoln Memorial is on the cent.Lincoln's image is on the front of the penny, right? Jefferson is on the nickel and his home Monticello is on the back - it's even labelled!


How much is a 2000 Lincoln Head penny worth that was missed hit or not struck right?

Please be more specific