Christopher C. Newton, the fiercely private chief executive officer of California-based Work Life Benefits, was due at a budget meeting there Tuesday afternoon and caught American Airlines Flight 77 that morning.is wife, Amy, had already moved to Ashburn with their son, Michael, 10, and daughter, Sarah, 7. Colleagues said Newton, 38, viewed the move as strategically advantageous and jokingly said it would put him three time zones closer for telephone calls from the Paris headquarters of Accor, the firm's parent.
Single Proof coins were available from the Mint, at a premium over their face value, in the years in which they were minted. In 1936 the Mint started offering Proof coins in complete sets, cent, nickel, dime, quarter and half dollar. These sets originally sold for $1.87 each. In 1942 there were some Proof sets issued with two nickels. The regular composition as well as the silver.
History of the Lincoln Memorial Penny. The Lincoln penny was first minted in 1909 with a reverse design that featured two ears of wheat. In 1959 the mint celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Lincoln penny by changing the reverse design to feature a rendition of the Lincoln Memorial designed by mint engraver Frank Gasparro. Additionally, this was done to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth.