1909 Lincoln VDB

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VDB stands for Victor David Brenner. He designed the Lincoln portrait on the penny. The variety you are referring to is the 1909-S VDB. The S stands for the San Fransisco mint. This coin is so popular because it is the lowest mintage of the series (484,000) and it is probably the most collected series in US coins. Most people have a hole in their collections where this coin should reside.

They were at one time, but not for very long. People snatched them up out of circulation pretty quickly.

Demand for this date is exceedingly high and has been for many decades. There are far more collectors of Lincoln cents than for any other denomination. To truly have a complete set of regular business strike Lincolns, you have to have a 1909-S VDB.

There are quite a few rarities particularly in the early years of Lincoln cents. The 1914-D has a mintage of 1,193,000 which is also very low. The 1909-S VDB was known to have low mintage early on and they were plucked from circulation rather quickly. In contrast nobody paid any attention to the 1914-D. As a result, they circulated for many years without being saved. The 1914-D today is far more rare than the 09-S VDB in AU and Mint State grades. The vast majority of 14-D cents you see for sale today are in low grades of Fine and below.

Lincolns are a lot of fun to collect (they are one of my favorites). We must warn you though, we can not be held responsible for any addictions you may acquire!

Well, every copper penny is worth 2 1/2 cents in copper so you can't go wrong in that respect.Now you will need to buy some Lincoln Cent albums and start filling them....that's where the fun begins. Enjoy !