It's time you know

I stand amazed. Not in awe, but in a stupor. The release of the new 2009 penny has not made headlines. Bank presidents, news reporters, coin collectors all--raise their eyebrows, cock their heads and ask, "There's a new penny being released?"

The reverse side Lincoln Memorial penny is no longer being produced. On Feb. 12 of this year a new reverse side penny was put into circulation. Instead of an imprint of an elaborate marbled monument there is now a rustic log cabin, the place of Abraham Lincoln's birth 200 years ago. And every three months this year, more new penny designs that reflect Lincoln's life will be released. Who knew? I did, for one. The U.S. Mint folks did too, obviously. As well as our U.S. Congress who approved this change a while back.

Now, you know too.