he first coin minted in honor of a U.S. President was the 'Washington Pieces' dating from 1783 to 1795. It wasn't until 1909 that the next President's coin, the Lincoln Cent, was issued for his 100th...
For general circulation strikes it was Abraham Lincoln who was on the US penny in 1909. Prior to 1909, coins either used an abstract design emblematic of the United States or a personification of...