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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Meat man, post: 26741869, member: 135271&quot;]Shortly after <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/did-i-just-make-a-rookie-mistake-1909-vdb-cent.421367/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/did-i-just-make-a-rookie-mistake-1909-vdb-cent.421367/">making the mistake</a> of buying a 1909 VDB cent based off a deceptive &quot;stock photo&quot;, I managed to find and acquire a replacement specimen. I like it. It&#039;s got nice color and mint luster and I think it&#039;s honest. Would this one would rate &quot;mint state&quot;, do you think?</p><p><br /></p><p>Be sure to check out the video below showing the play of light off the surfaces. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><i>[ATTACH=full]1707553[/ATTACH] </i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>UNITED STATES OF AMERICA</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>CU Lincoln Cent, Wreath Reverse (19.0mm, 3.15g, 6h)</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Dated 1909. Philadelphia mint</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Obverse: Bust of President Abraham Lincoln right, IN GOD WE TRUST above, LIBERTY to left, date to right</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Reverse: ONE CENT / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA flanked by two wheat stalks; E·PLURIBUS·UNUM above, V.D.B. (engraver&#039;s initials) along bottom edge.</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Mintage: 27,995,000</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Rich orange-red color with flashy mint luster.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt expressed an interest in improving the artistic quality of US coinage, including the cent, which still utilized the Indian Head design introduced in 1859. The year 1909 would mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, and it was decided that the new cent should honor that revered former President. It was designed by sculptor Victor David Brenner, approved by President Taft, and released to the public on August 2, 1909.</p><p>The new design, which was the first in US history to feature the portrait of an actual historical person, proved wildly popular, with long lines forming outside Treasury facilities as people sought to obtain the new coins. A brief controversy arose over the placement of the designer&#039;s initials &quot;VDB&quot; on the reverse, and they were quickly removed - but not before nearly 28 million &quot;VDB&quot; cents had already been minted in Philadelphia. However, at the San Francisco mint, only 484,000 VDB cents were minted before the change, making the 1909-S VDB cent one of the most sought-after of all US coins.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[MEDIA=youtube]pl_my3jvAwY[/MEDIA]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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