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<p>[QUOTE="Catman, post: 31401, member: 1979"]Skane,</p><p><br /></p><p> The designer of the Lincoln Head Cent was Victor David Brenner. He was a personal friend of Teddy Roosevelt. When Lincoln was being considered for the cent Roosevelt (Teddy) asked Brenner to do the design because of a bronze statue that Brenner had done of Lincoln.</p><p><br /></p><p> In 1909, when then coin was first released, Brenner had placed his initials on the bottom of the reverse side. Congress was very unhappy because the initials were too dominate. They ordered the initials removed from the coins in the later part of 1909.</p><p><br /></p><p> Brenner initials didn't reappear until 1918and under the shoulder. As to how badly they wear..It can happen but in most cases they can be seen for a long time. Today you can see Brenners initials under Lincoln's shoulder.</p><p><br /></p><p>catman[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Catman, post: 31401, member: 1979"]Skane, The designer of the Lincoln Head Cent was Victor David Brenner. He was a personal friend of Teddy Roosevelt. When Lincoln was being considered for the cent Roosevelt (Teddy) asked Brenner to do the design because of a bronze statue that Brenner had done of Lincoln. In 1909, when then coin was first released, Brenner had placed his initials on the bottom of the reverse side. Congress was very unhappy because the initials were too dominate. They ordered the initials removed from the coins in the later part of 1909. Brenner initials didn't reappear until 1918and under the shoulder. As to how badly they wear..It can happen but in most cases they can be seen for a long time. Today you can see Brenners initials under Lincoln's shoulder. catman[/QUOTE]
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