A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > New York > New York http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=708 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=48904 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The Kansas City Times Article Date: August 3 1909 Article Description: Making A LINCOLN Smile. Article Text: New York, Aug. 3.--Victor BRENNER, the designer of the new LINCOLN penny, 20 million of which are now being circulated by the government, says that he obtained the smile on the "war President's" face by closing his eyes and imagining Mr. LINCOLN talking to a child." "If you will look carefully at the coin, you will bee I have made him smiling," said Mr. BRENNER. "I wanted to show the sunshine as well as the goodness of his life. I caught the expression only after I had shut my eyes and imagined him speaking to a child." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com