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jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2200 Posts	Posted 04/16/2016 8:14 pm My recent post about Brenner's "VDB" on the Lincoln Cent got me to wondering: When was the first time a designer's initials (or other identifying marks) appeared on a U. S. coin? And since then, have all newly designed coins always featured initials? Report this Post to the Staff

jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5205 Posts	Posted 04/16/2016 11:42 pm 1836 Gobrecht with straight up full on gangsta Gobrecht on the obverse (even thought perpetrated to not have been struck in 1836 ) I am sure someone with secret society ties will post about the angle of the curl of Liberties hair represents the first initial of each of the designers children's names Edited by jack jeckel 04/17/2016 11:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2200 Posts	Posted 04/17/2016 8:19 pm No one mess wit Gobrecht! Dude dangerous! Edited by jpsned 04/17/2016 8:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 04/17/2016 10:24 pm Not as early as the previous post ... But the 1864 L Indian Head cent is another example "M" on Morgan dollars "B" on Barber Liberty head coins Edited by GR58 04/17/2016 10:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 04/19/2016 3:10 pm Longacre also also placed his initial(s) on the 1849 gold dollar and I believe the double eagle. There is some debate whether John Reich place his initials, in a stylized form on the broach clasp holding Liberty's drapery on the capped bust halves. Reich also "signed" the dies he produced with a special star punch. On the dies he did the 13th star has a notched point, typically placed to be the outermost point. The other stars do NOT have notched points. And no they have not been on all new designs since then. The last coin to get the designer initials was the Jefferson nickel. Although it began in 1938, the initials were not added until 1966. Edited by Conder101 04/19/2016 3:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5205 Posts	Posted 04/19/2016 3:37 pm Quote: The last coin to get the designer initials was the Jefferson nickel Didn't the Sac dollars have the designers initials, at least on the reverse? Edited by jack jeckel 04/19/2016 3:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 04/20/2016 12:40 pm Sorry I didn't make myself clear. I meant that the Jefferson nickel was the last coin that DIDN'T have the designers initials and that they weren't added to the coin until 1966. (The OP had asked if all newly designed coins since the VDB had had the designers initials on them. The Jefferson didn't. It IS the only design since the VDB that didn't though.) I take that last part back. The early State Quarters do not have the designers initials on them, but they do have the mint engravers initials on them I believe. Edited by Conder101 04/20/2016 12:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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