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Lincoln Wheat Cents
1950-58
Common, scarce and rare U.S. Lincoln Wheat (or Lincoln, Wheat Ears Reverse) cents (1950-58) at Mintmark.com; includes links to earlier issues (1909-19; 1920-29; 1930-39; and 1940-49).
 1909-S VDB Lincoln Wheat Cent 3.11 grams; bronze; 19 mm |
. . . Reverse design—Wheat cent (1909-1958)—A study of three models for the coin's reverse resulted in the approval of a very simple design bearing two wheatheads in memorial style. Between these, in the center of the coin, are the denomination and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, while curving around the upper border is the national motto, E Pluribus Unum, Latin for From Many, One. The original model bore Brenner's name on the reverse, curving along the rim below UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Before the coins were issued, however, the initials VDB were substituted because officials at the United States Mint felt the name was too prominent. After the coin was released, many protested that even the initials were conspicuous and detracted from the design. Because the coin was in great demand, and due to the fact that to make a change would have required halting production, the decision was made to eliminate the initials entirely. Thus in 1909 the U.S. had six different cents: the 1909 and 1909-S Indian Head cents, and four Lincoln coins:
1909 VDB, 1909-S VDB, 1909 and 1909-S. In all cases the Philadelphia mintages far exceeded the San Francisco issues. While the smallest mintage is the '09-S Indian, the '09-S VDB is the key Lincoln date, and hence is most valuable. Its mintage of 484,000 is only 1.7% of the plain VDB . . ." — Lincoln cent at Wikipedia. This version was edited and (or) revised by Mintmark.com.
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