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1909 & 1909 VDB Lincoln Cent 2 pc Set

1909 & 1909 VDB Lincoln Cent 2 pc Set


 
Our Price: $14.95
Year: 1909
Mint(s): Philadelphia
Composition: Copper Plated Zinc
Diameter: 19.05 mm


Product Code: 15462
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The Birth of the Lincoln Cent: 1909’s Folly: No-one Forgets a first, but this ‘Mistake’ takes the cake!

The Cent is our most circulated coin in the history of the United States of America. But the most famous cent has to be the Lincoln, which is known for its stunning copper complexion and the profile of one of our most iconic presidents: Mr. Top Hat himself, Abraham Lincoln! Good Ole’ Honest Abe has not always been on our copper piece (In fact, by 1908 NO president or any other living person had ever been placed on U.S. circulating coinage!), and we had to wait until the year of 1909 to finally get our hands on the soon to be iconic Lincoln cent…and wow, did this coin start quite the controversy!

The Little Cent that Caused a HUGE Controversy: The 1909 VDB!

As we mentioned above, the Lincoln Cent was the first circulating coin in the United States of America to bear the image of a US President. Already a history making first, this coin was just getting started! The controversy of this piece’s release stemmed from its design…or more specifically, the initials of the designer himself!

The copper coins were initially released on August 2 and had the designers initials VDB (Victor David Brenner) prominently displayed on the back of the coin at the 6 o'clock position…and well, the public was outraged! Their opinion was “This is a U.S. coin…and is no place for personal advertising!” In response the United States Mint pulled it after only a few days of production, making it one of the rarest Lincoln cents in the entire series! The Mint eventually released a “correct’ version of the 1909 Lincoln cent, this time without the initials…because boy, did they ever learn their mistake!


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