Type Collecting by President
Theodore Roosevelt 1901-1909

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: CENTS - LINCOLN, WHEAT REVERSE
Item Description: 1C 1909 VDB
Full Grade: NGC MS 67 RD
Owner: BlakeEik

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NGC US Coin Census for Lincoln Cents, Wheat Reverse (1909-1958)

Owner Comments:

The Lincoln cent is arguably the most popular and beloved type coin of all American coinage. President Teddy Roosevelt advocated for fellow Republican Abraham Lincoln to be the first person featured on a business coin. 1909 celebrated 100 years since Lincoln's birth. The designer's initials "VDB" were placed at the bottom of the reverse of the coin, but removed before the first year ended making this the rarest Lincoln variation. The San Francisco mint produced only 484 thousand making that year-mint combo the key to the series.
As a one-year type coin, the VDB cent is 7th most rare of non-gold 20th century types, and 3rd rarest if considering only circulation strikes.

This coppery red example has great color and clean surfaces. Only a handful of VBD cents are graded higher than MS67 in any color.

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