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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RWB, post: 665981, member: 19205&quot;]<i><span style="color: black"><font face="Times New Roman"><font face="Times New Roman">In 1909, when then [sic]&nbsp; 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 [sic]. They ordered the initials removed from the coins in the later part of 1909.</font></font></span></i></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Minor corrections to the above quote:</font></font></font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: black"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">1)</font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </font></span><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Brenner originally had “Brenner” on the reverse of the cent models. This was removed and replaced with “V.D.B.” by engraver Charles Barber on orders from Director Leach.</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: black"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">2)</font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </font></span><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Congress had nothing to do with the design or removal of the initials. That decision was made by Treasury Secretary MacVeagh after press reports called the initials “advertising.”</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: black"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">3)</font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </font></span><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">The changeover was done in August, 1909.</font></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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