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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 3759915, member: 101855&quot;]Here is a 1909 Plain Matte Proof cent. It does not show that much more detail. The loss of detail on the 1968 cents was in the hair, coat and face. Everything was going mushy because the hubs had been used so many times.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1007459[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1007460[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the Victor D. Brenner Lincoln medal that was the inspiration for the Lincoln Cent. There is more detail on this bit of artwork, but you mush remember that the cent is quite a bit smaller than this piece. I&#039;d have to look it up, but I also think that Barber had something to do with the Lincoln Cent artwork. Brenner&#039;s orginal work did not have &quot;LIBERTY&quot;** or &quot;IN GOD WE TRUST&quot; if memory serves.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1007461[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1007462[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>** Edited to say that &quot;LIBERTY&quot; did appear on the models that Brenner produced. The mint staff moved the Lincoln portrait down to make room for &quot;IN GOD WE TRUST.&quot; Brenner&#039;s Lincoln bust remained the same.</p><p><br /></p><p>I got this information from <u>Renaissance of American Coinage 1909 - 1915</u> by Roger Burdette.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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