The final design shows the unfinished U.S. The third design features young Lincoln in front of the Illinois State House, where he practiced law and became familiar with the world of politics. The “Formative Years” reverse shows Abe reading a book while taking a break from rail splitting, a way young strong men made money then by selling the rails to the westward advancing railroads. A depiction of his log cabin birthplace in Kentucky is known as the “Early Childhood” reverse. Mints produced four different reverse side designs on the Lincoln cent, commemorating the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, and various aspects of his lifetime and career. Many collectors are not aware of the fact that in 2009 the U.S.