What Do Mississippi and This Penny Have In Common?

[DustDevilMarc]

I was going through a box of pennies today and found this 1974 penny. As you can see, Lincoln is looking at the silhouette of the state of Mississippi and the letters MS inside of the silhouette. Can anyone tell me why this was done?

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Agony and Death on a Gold Rush Steamer: The Disastrous Sinking of the Side-Wheeler Yankee Blade - Grab it through Amazon!

[Omega]

Part of a large collection of all the states. Google it and look them up on eBay, they're pretty cool. And fun to find.

 

[50cent]

It's a conspiracy, if you turn lincoln upside down, you realize that rather than m-i-s-s-i-s-s-i-p-p-i, looks awfully like a pair of opera goggles. The same pair he was using the night he got shot in the theatre.


guys, were gonna need to steal the proclamation, someone get Nicholas Cage on the phone