1909 VDB wheatpenny 1
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1909-S VDB CENT
Composition: 95% copper, 5% tin and zinc (bronze) Weight: 3.11 grams Diameter: 19.05mm Edge: Plain Mint mark: Obverse under date
Designers: Victor D. Brenner
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VDB: the initials of Victor David Brenner, designer of the Lincoln Cent. These appear on some of the 1909 Cents, often increasing their value dramatically.
Very Fine: a grade range of 20 to 39 on a grading scale of 1 to 70.
VDB
Short for 1909 VDB Lincoln Head cent. Controversy arose over having a non-Mint engraver’s initials on a coin, so Victor D. Brenner’s initials were removed.
VDB
The image on the left shows the original style of the VDB from a 1909 Lincoln Cent. The image on the right shows the current style of the VDB from a 1997 Lincoln Cent.
S VDB Short for 1909-S VDB Lincoln Head cent.
Saint Slang for the Saint-Gaudens inspired double eagle struck from 1907 until 1933.
S VDB
Short for 1909-S VDB Lincoln Head cent.
S-Mint
Term applied to the coins struck at the San Francisco, California branch Mint.
1909 VDB MS-64RD PCGS (..52)
Lustrous. Light spots on the reverse. Old 1st generation holder from over 20 years ago.
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1909-S VDB Lincoln Head Cent
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1909-S VDB $465 One of the most popular of all coins.
1914-D $110
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1909-P VDB LINCOLN CENT, ANACS MS-66 RED, premium gem, with frosty mint blazing fresh full red and satin surfaces. They rarely get much better. For example, as a few years ago PCGS/ANACS/NGC had graded very few higher, and only at MS-67.
1909-S VDB Lincoln Head Cent
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From the VDB initials controversy, composition changes and reverse changes nearly 50 years ago (from Wheat to Memorial). The versatile cent has seen its share of changes.
In the Lincoln Cent series, for example, the 1909-S VDB would be considered the key, as would the 1914-D and often the 1922-Plain.
Besides the four major rarities in the series, the 1909-S VDB, the 1914-D, the 1922 Plain, and the 1955 Double Die, all of which are rare in any condition, there are many dates that are rare in uncirculated condition.
had six different pennies: the 1909 and 1909-S Indian cents, and four Lincoln coins: 1909 VDB, 1909-S VDB, 1909 and 1909-S. In all cases the Philadelphia mintages far exceeded the San Francisco issues.
coins - LIBERTY and the date - the motto "In God We Trust " appeared for the first time on a coin of this denomination. Due to a controversy over the size and placement of the VDB initials there are four Lincoln coins: 1909 VDB, 1909-S VDB, ...
He played a role in having the VDB removed from the Lincoln Cent. No doubt. His prejudice toward that coin shows in the fact the he most likely reveled in removing it from the Hub during the first year of the Cent's issue.
Those 1909-S, 1909-S VDB, 1914-D, and 1922 No "D" cents are going to be a lot more costly to replace than are the common dates that complete the set.
A friend of mine bought, over the years, a large quantity of 1909S VDB cents -- more than 50 of them.
Classic Rarity - Coins such as the 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent and the 1934-S Peace Dollar are classic rarities due to the publicity they receive in the numismatic world.
key date Among the scarcest (and therefore most expensive) members of a coin series, e.g. the 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent or 1916-D Mercury dime Krause A numismatic publishing company (Krause Publications); ...
The rarest (or one of the most rare) and therefore most expensive members of a coin series, e.g., the 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent or 1916-D Mercury dime.
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His collection of Lincoln Cents would be complete if he could just find that elusive key date, the 1909-S VDB penny.
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Now Brenner received the same criticism for his initials VDB appearing on the 1909 cent. The year 1909, as a result, has six major 1-cent coin types and varieties to collect.
D/S: This is a "D" mint mark struck on top of a "S" mint mark.
S/D: This is a "S" mint mark struck on top of a "D" mint mark.
no VDB: This means the designers initials on the 1909 cent is missing.
DD: Double die, Double date ect.
Alterations - A fraudulent and illegal practice of tampering with the date, mint mark or other feature of a coin (or paper currency) in an attempt to be deceptive. For example, adding an 'S' mintmark to a 1909-VDB Lincoln Cent struck at the ...
Since the mint mark can contribute greatly to the value of the coin, the addition of the mint mark to a coin is the principle method of altering a coin. The 1916-D dime and the 1909-S VDB cent are very prone to alterations.
The issue date doesn't necessarily have to be the single most rare date in a series but is almost certainly scarce. For example, the 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent or the 1934-S Peace dollar. See also; STOPPER, KEY DATE ...
- would be an MS-69 Washington Quarter or a DCAM Proof 68 Franklin Half.
Phillip Morris - would be a 1798 Bust Dollar or a VF 1895 O Barber dime.
Microsoft - would be a 1916-D Mercury Dime or a 1909 S-VDB Lincoln Cent.
(That's partly why for the price of a 1909 VDB penny I can buy 300 late Roman Bronze coins in nice condition - and all hand struck.) * There must be some connection to intaglio carving. * Hardly any remains of mints remains.
It was decided after almost 28 million coins from the Philadelphia Mint, 1,194 Matte Proofs, and 484,000 coins from the San Francisco Mint were released that the initials be removed. The reappearance of the "VDB", on the obverse of the cent, in 1918, ...
This order went into effect after only 484,000 pieces had been struck at the San Francisco mint creating one of the rarities of the series. The 1909-5 VDB cent currently sells for about $150 in uncirculated condition.
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