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I saw a 1909 penny VDB but it doesn't have anything written on the bottom of the date. Is it worth it?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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In my opinion, no. If it had the "VDB" initials on it, it be worth getting because they didn't produce that many with the initials on it do to the person not liking the initials on the coin. So the mint changed it this time with no initials. The one with the initials is worth more.
Errers and Varietys.
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New Member
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Yes, it has the VBD initials on the back of it but nothing written under 1909 on the front.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Oh. Then I think it's still not worth buying. Buy one with the VDB under the bust if you can.
Errers and Varietys.
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@starnote, it sounds like you have a cent minted in Philadelphia. These have some value (but less less than their brothers from San Francisco). Maybe post some pics so we can confirm. Thx.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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08/21/2017 5:55 pm
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Then I think it's still not worth buying. Buy one with the VDB under the bust if you can. What? 1909 VDB (on the reverse) is very collectible, even good condition cents may be up to 10$. |
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Buy one with the VDB under the bust if you can. Oh boy, the VDB wasn't added back to the coin til 1918 and then it was placed under licoln's shoulder on the obverse. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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In FINE condition, the order in value, lowest to highest, is:
1909: $5
1909 VDB: $$15
1909 S: $150
1909 VDBS: $1,300
(Ref. U.S Coin Digest, - Krause Publications)
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks Mark. I didn't know that. I not as knowledgeable on those things.
Errers and Varietys.
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I didn't know that. I not as knowledgeable on those things. Gotta watch those things - don't want to give someone wrong information and maybe cost him money in the process! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Sorry. I didn't mean to be stupid there. I hope you forgive my mistake.
Errers and Varietys.
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08/21/2017 6:32 pm
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I didn't mean to be stupid there. I hope you forgive my mistake.  |
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In 1909, the two US mints, Philadelphia and San Fransisco bother produced THREE individual coins. In the early months the last year of the Indian Head cent was in production. Then mid way the new Lincoln Cent was introduced with the designer's initials V.D.B.(Victor D. Bennet) on the lower reverse. Complaints( most stringently by the losers of new design to Brenner) were filed about the showy initials and within a short few months new dies were produced for bothq mints with the initials removed. The short production runs of the 1909 VDB & 1909S-VDB created a rarity situation, mainly for the meager production facilities of the San Fransisco mint. This rarity also affected the 1909S Indian Head cent. Next time a story about the Paperboys and the newly issued VDB cent! Edited by Crazyb0
08/21/2017 6:34 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Mark,   Errers and Varietys.
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