Field Notes Quarterly Edition – Lucky (Special Edition)

Spring 2026 has arrived, and with the season of change comes our 70th quarterly edition, Lucky, a farewell to the fortuitous penny.

First minted in 1793, the copper one-cent piece graced jean pockets, change jars, coin purses, car floors, cash registers, and the bottoms ofwells and fountainswith its distinct auburn sheen for over two hundred years.

While the U.S. Treasury stopped minting pennies last November, 114 billion pennies remain in circulation. Theyre not going away immediately.

This edition honors the coins legacy by mimicking coppers enduring shades of wear: the orangeish-pink Rosewood, the well-worn, dirty Mocha, and the oxidized green patina of Mint Mohawk Mosaic 100-lb cover stocks. Each cover is stamped with metallic copper foil and embossed on the back with the pennys three distinct obverse designs:stalks of wheat, theLincoln Memorial, and theGreat Seal.The flip-side of each packs backing card contai