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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 104140, member: 4350&quot;]Hi,</p><p>Let&#039;s clarify the V.D.B initials on Lincoln cents.&nbsp; In 1909, they made 1909 and 1909 S cents with and without a V.D.B.&nbsp; The Initials of the designer Victor david Brenner. </p><p><br /></p><p>That means that their are 1909, 1909 S, 1909 V.D.B. and 1909 S, V.D.B. cents.</p><p>The 1909 S is a semi-key coin (mintage 1,825,000)</p><p>The 1909 S , V.D.B. is a key coin in the series (Mintage 484,000)</p><p>On 1909 series cents,&nbsp; the V.D.B. is on the Reverse of the coin, centered at the bottom, near the rim, between the wheat ears.</p><p><br /></p><p>Initials were not seen on the cents again until 1918 with the exception of a reported variety where there seems to be evidence of the remnants of a V.D.B. on the reverse of a 1910 Philadephia Mint cent. (Please don&#039;t ask where I heard that, I don&#039;t remember, but it was a sought after variety) There is some evidence of it here&nbsp; <a href="http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/dateguide.php?date=1910&amp;PHPSESSID=58f9407acd1a96f799ff5fd9bc87a752" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/dateguide.php?date=1910&amp;PHPSESSID=58f9407acd1a96f799ff5fd9bc87a752" rel="nofollow">http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/dateguide.php?date=1910&amp;PHPSESSID=58f9407acd1a96f799ff5fd9bc87a752</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, in 1918 the initials were added again and the location has been the same since. It is on the base of the bust of Lincoln on the lower left portion of the shoulder. </p><p><br /></p><p>That is why the V.D.B. (Actually , the lack of it) is a diagnostic feature of the genuine 1914 D cent.&nbsp; It is not supposed to be there on a genuine 1914 D Lincoln Cent.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this helps, </p><p>Have Fun,</p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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