Sec. 301. FINDINGS
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## SEC. 301 FINDINGS **[**[31 U.S.C. 5112 note](/us/usc/t31/s5112)**]** Congress finds the following: ####
(1)Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President, was one of the Nation’s greatest leaders, demonstrating true courage during the Civil War, one of the greatest crises in the Nation’s history. ####
(2)Born of humble roots in Hardin County (present-day LaRue County), Kentucky, on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln rose to the Presidency through a combination of honesty, integrity, intelligence, and commitment to the United States. ####
(3)With the belief that all men are created equal, Abraham Lincoln led the effort to free all slaves in the United States. ####
(4)Abraham Lincoln had a generous heart, with malice toward none, and with charity for all. ####
(5)Abraham Lincoln gave the ultimate sacrifice for the country he loved, dying from an assassin’s bullet on April 15, 1865. ####
(6)All Americans could benefit from studying the life of Abraham Lincoln, for Lincoln’s life is a model for accomplishing the “American dream” through honesty, integrity, loyalty, and a lifetime of education. ####
(7)The year 2009 will be the bicentennial anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. ####
(8)Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky, grew to adulthood in Indiana, achieved fame in Illinois, and led the nation in Washington, D.C. ####
(9)The so-called “Lincoln cent” was introduced in 1909 on the 100th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth, making the obverse design the most enduring on the nation’s coinage. ####
(10)President Theodore Roosevelt was so impressed by the talent of Victor David Brenner that the sculptor was chosen to design the likeness of President Lincoln for the coin, adapting a design from a plaque Brenner had prepared earlier. ####
(11)In the nearly 100 years of production of the “Lincoln cent”, there have been only 2 designs on the reverse: the original, featuring 2 wheat-heads in memorial style enclosing mottoes, and the current representation of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. ####
(12)On the occasion of the bicentennial of President Lincoln’s birth and the 100th anniversary of the production of the Lincoln cent, it is entirely fitting to issue a series of 1-cent coins with designs on the reverse that are emblematic of the 4 major periods of President Lincoln’s life.
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