Birth and Early Childhood in Kentucky Reverse
Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin near Nolin Creek, three miles south of present-day Hodgenville in
Hardin (now Larue) County, Kentucky, on February 12, 1809, the second child of Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln.
He was named after his paternal grandfather.
The Lincoln family lived on 30 acres of the 228-acre Knob Creek Farm near Hodgenville from the time
Abraham was two-and-a-half until he was nearly eight years old. It was here that he grew big enough to
carry water and gather firewood.
The approved reverse design for aspect one of Abraham Lincoln's life features a log cabin that represents
his humble beginnings in Kentucky with the inscriptions, "United States of America," "E Pluribus Unum,"
"One Cent" and "1809." It was designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) Master Designer
Richard Masters and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Jim Licaretz.
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