Why Didn’t Victor David Brenner...

Why didn’t Victor David Brenner center his initials between the Wheat stalks? It bugs the hell out of me.

 

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Originally he did but the initials were moved. Look at a 1909 Cent.

 

He did. The mints Chief Engraver screwed it up!

 

It’s the 1909 I’m talking about. It’s off center and throws the whole balance off.

 

He didn't engrave the die. He made the design.

 

Not my coin. This is the 1909. The initials are centered just as the designer wanted. Later in the year they were moved.

 

You must not have the same OCD tendencies that I suffer from. That is the exact coin I’m talking about, and it is not centered. It’s positioned closer to the left Wheat ear.

 

I’m not so sure about that. He was an engraver, not just a designer.

 

Charles Barber was the US Mint Engraver.

Rumors began to circulate that the government was recalling the pennies with the V.D.B. initials on the reverse. The media vilified poor Victor David Brenner as being arrogant and vain, even though it was U.S. Mint Chief Engraver Charles Barber who determined the size and placement of these initials.

 

He didn't have an eraser?

 

Evidently not.

 

ohhh great, thanks for pointing that out! Now that's all I'm going to see! LOL