Today is Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday, as well as the 100th birthday of the Lincoln penny. To honor the occasions, the US Mint has released a new penny featuring four different designs. The Detroit Free Press reports on this needless diversion of government resources:

The U.S. Mint will issue four new 1-cent coins. The first will go into circulation today. The rest will be released in each calendar quarter throughout the year. The heads side will bear Linco