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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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let me slip in some of my 09's Lincoln 1909 S VDB   
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
Lincoln 1909 S  
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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thanks  And here is her companion 1909-P IHC
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Might as well have a Denver coin ... 1909 D $5.00 gold Indian  
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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1909 VDB  
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Australia
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United Kingdom
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Italian Somalia 1909 R 4 Bese - hard to find in any grade 
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Belgium
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An echo from an empire and its currency gone by:   5 Coronae (Latin plural) was the largest silver coin after the Corona was introduced in 1892. Franz Joseph was to be the last Habsburger emperor of the Austrian-Hungarian empire. The assasination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, nephew of Franz Joseph and heir to the throne, in 1914 ignited the first world war.
Edited by Gwyde 02/08/2014 10:37 am
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United States
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Sorry for the bad quality photo. It is my 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent, PCGS Graded-VF-25.  (P.S. I will post a better photo when I get the correct angle.)
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Belgium
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Belgian Congo is another colony disappearing from the map today. Prior to 1909, the country was named "Congo free state", with King Leopold governing the country without the Belgian government authorized to interfere. One last 20 Centimes coin from Belgian Congo and the only one still carrying the monogram of Leopold II: 
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