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1909 VDB Lincoln Cent Wheat Penny F/VF

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Item specifics

Country of Origin
United States
Denomination
Small Cent
Circulated/Uncirculated
Circulated
Coin
Lincoln Wheat
Grade
Ungraded
Certification
Uncertified

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<h2>David Hall</h2><P>The 1909 Lincoln cent was struck to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. The designer was Lithuanian immigrant sculptor Victor D. Brenner. The original design featured the designer's initials "V.D.B" at the bottom of the reverse and those initials were relatively large. The placement and appearance of the initials was widely criticized in the newspapers of the day. The Mint responded by removing the initials. For the rest of 1909 and until 1918 when they were placed much less noticeably on the bottom truncation of Lincoln's bust, the designer's initials were nowhere to be found on the Lincoln cent. But before the initials were removed, 27,995,000 1909 "VDB" Lincoln cents were struck.</P><P>This coin was saved in huge quantities&nbsp;by first year of issue souvenir savers, Lincoln and history lovers,&nbsp;and maybe by a few speculators feeling the VDB initials would soon be dropped. Over the years I have seen many original Uncirculated rolls and mini-hoards of this coin. Today, there are probably 30,000 to 40,000 Mint State survivors and maybe as many as 20,000 full Red Gems. The coin is usually very well struck. The full Red Gems are often "very Red" in appearance, not subdued at all. This is by far the easiest of the early Philadelphia Lincoln cents to find in Gem full Red condition.</P>

Product Identifiers

Designer
VICTOR David Brenner
eBay Product ID (ePID)
170442883

Product Key Features

Color
Brown
Strike Type
Business
Mint Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Composition
95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc
Year
1909

Dimensions

Weight
3.11g

Additional Product Features

Mintage
27995
Mint
Philadelphia
Denomination
1C
PCGS Number
2423
Diameter
19mm
Mint Mark
P
Edge
Plain

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  • by wednesdaschuc_0
    26 Oct, 2016Most favourable review

    1909 vdb

    Good condition!

    Verified purchase: YesSold by: furfur33

  • by usaaaussie
    16 Mar, 2017

    1909 VDB Lincoln Cent

    Beautiful coin as advertised. Great value at a reasonable price.

    Verified purchase: YesSold by: coinslabz26

  • by twigholm
    15 Jul, 2025

    Thank You , nice looking coin for the ag...

    Thank You , nice looking coin for the age, It even has some nice wheat lines. One again Thank You.

    Verified purchase: YesSold by: vigu-41

  • by kayhDU6yT6C@Deleted
    26 Jul, 2018

    "Call it like it is"

    Just as it was described, this 1909 VDB is a real beauty. Truly AU condition. Very satisfied with this coin

    Verified purchase: YesSold by: ryanzz

  • by migr_5066
    26 Aug, 2025

    Very nice coins, fast and easy .. ...

    Very nice coins, fast and easy ..

    Verified purchase: YesSold by: lottieandcoshop

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