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During Lincoln's presidency, the one cent coin the public was accustomed to seeing and using had Liberty wearing a headdress on it. This coin, first minted in 1857, is commonly referred to as the Indian Head Cent and was minted until 1909. At the end of its minting, the U.S. Treasury decided to honor President Lincoln's centennial birthday by putting his image on the obverse (front side) of the one cent coin. The reverse (backside) of the coin featured two wheat stalks and was, therefore, called the Wheat Penny. In 1959, the Wheat Penny's reverse side was changed. This time the change was to commemorate the sesquicentennial of Lincoln's birth. The design featured the Lincoln Memorial on the reverse side of the coin and is the most commonly recognized penny today.
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