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<p>[QUOTE="Evan8, post: 3998706, member: 74343"]Arguing semantics really. The 09 S VDB and the 14 D VS the 55 DDO... two that were meant to be, against one that wasnt. (Don't get me wrong, I love those things not intended to exist).</p><p><br /></p><p>Of the three, i think the 09 S VDB has the history the others dont. I may not have been alive in 1955 but I was alive in 2004... Seems to me the search for a DDO 1955 cent was very similar to that of the 2004 Wisconsin extra leaf quarters. One just held its value better than the other so far.</p><p><br /></p><p>But the 1909 San Francisco mint cent with Victor D. Brenner's initials is quite a piece of history. After all, I would say it is his image of Lincoln, that is the most reproduced piece of art to have ever existed. Billions if not trillions of it have been reproduced for over 100 years, and it all started in August of 1909. Not 1914. Not by mistake in 1955. But plain and simply 1909, 100 years after Abraham Lincoln's birth. The first time a once living person is depicted on a US coin. How is there any dispute? </p><p><br /></p><p>The 1909 S VDB or any 1909 Lincoln cent, even with the dislike of Charles Barber, makes it's way into history as the most sought after cent ever. Without it, the 1914 D doesnt exist and nor does the 1955 DDO. </p><p><br /></p><p>There is a reason Lincoln still to this day resides on the US cent. That portrait is the most iconic of all US coins. It inspired those like Frank Gasparro. The history and the inspiration of our more modern coins didnt start in 1914 or 1922 or 1955... It started in 1909. In my opinion all 1909 Lincoln cents should be seen as the most iconic of all US coins. Just my opinon of course.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Evan8, post: 3998706, member: 74343"]Arguing semantics really. The 09 S VDB and the 14 D VS the 55 DDO... two that were meant to be, against one that wasnt. (Don't get me wrong, I love those things not intended to exist). Of the three, i think the 09 S VDB has the history the others dont. I may not have been alive in 1955 but I was alive in 2004... Seems to me the search for a DDO 1955 cent was very similar to that of the 2004 Wisconsin extra leaf quarters. One just held its value better than the other so far. But the 1909 San Francisco mint cent with Victor D. Brenner's initials is quite a piece of history. After all, I would say it is his image of Lincoln, that is the most reproduced piece of art to have ever existed. Billions if not trillions of it have been reproduced for over 100 years, and it all started in August of 1909. Not 1914. Not by mistake in 1955. But plain and simply 1909, 100 years after Abraham Lincoln's birth. The first time a once living person is depicted on a US coin. How is there any dispute? The 1909 S VDB or any 1909 Lincoln cent, even with the dislike of Charles Barber, makes it's way into history as the most sought after cent ever. Without it, the 1914 D doesnt exist and nor does the 1955 DDO. There is a reason Lincoln still to this day resides on the US cent. That portrait is the most iconic of all US coins. It inspired those like Frank Gasparro. The history and the inspiration of our more modern coins didnt start in 1914 or 1922 or 1955... It started in 1909. In my opinion all 1909 Lincoln cents should be seen as the most iconic of all US coins. Just my opinon of course.[/QUOTE]
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