Who was the first U.S. president pictured on a coin?

Who was the first U.S. president pictured on a coin?

Answer: The first president in U. S history to be featured on a coin was Abraham Lincoln.

The President who graced the occasion of being the first American president to grace the U. S. coin was Abraham Lincoln; in 1909 he was placed on the face of the one-cent coin (penny). Based on the wording and date on this back side of the coin it was minted to mark the 100 years of the birth of Lincoln. The Lincoln one-cent coin was designed by Victor David Brenner – a very different concept from the prior designs, which most often included one or another allegorical figure or liberty symbol. The portrait of Lincoln on the penny laid a framework for the incorporation of the presidents of the United States on the currency of the nation up to the present time. Specifically, the Lincoln penny had a range of changes to its appearance over the years, but the picture of Lincoln’s profile has always been depicted, which for now, puts this coin among the most long-lived designs of the U. S. currency.