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Observation about 1909 S VDB Lincoln cent
From what I read, when the public found out that the VDB initials were
to be relocated from the 1909 cent going forward after complaints, they snapped up rolls of the coins. Are the high MS number specimens that I see sold online most likely from those rolls? I see many VF condition ones for sale too. The general public did not hoard them all apparently and used them for commerce I guess, hence the wear. I think I saw a ca. 1940's coin price book once that listed the 1909 S VDB for $40 or so. So between 1909 and the 1940's the coin grew in scarcity due to collectors growing in ranks? There was only about half a million of the coin issued. I am actually surprised that many of them were used for regular pocket change until what happened? |
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Observation about 1909 S VDB Lincoln cent
"HeeHawkeye" wrote in message ... From what I read, when the public found out that the VDB initials were to be relocated from the 1909 cent going forward after complaints, they snapped up rolls of the coins. Are the high MS number specimens that I see sold online most likely from those rolls? I see many VF condition ones for sale too. The general public did not hoard them all apparently and used them for commerce I guess, hence the wear. I think I saw a ca. 1940's coin price book once that listed the 1909 S VDB for $40 or so. So between 1909 and the 1940's the coin grew in scarcity due to collectors growing in ranks? There was only about half a million of the coin issued. I am actually surprised that many of them were used for regular pocket change until what happened? If I recall, my old 1954 "Red Book" listed it at $12.50. A 1956 price list from B. Max Mehl shows it at $40 in contrast to a 1937 price of $1.25. But then in 1937 you could have bought lunch for five for $1.25. |
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Observation about 1909 S VDB Lincoln cent
On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:44:29 -0400, "Bremick" wrote:
"HeeHawkeye" wrote in message ... From what I read, when the public found out that the VDB initials were to be relocated from the 1909 cent going forward after complaints, they snapped up rolls of the coins. Are the high MS number specimens that I see sold online most likely from those rolls? I see many VF condition ones for sale too. The general public did not hoard them all apparently and used them for commerce I guess, hence the wear. I think I saw a ca. 1940's coin price book once that listed the 1909 S VDB for $40 or so. So between 1909 and the 1940's the coin grew in scarcity due to collectors growing in ranks? There was only about half a million of the coin issued. I am actually surprised that many of them were used for regular pocket change until what happened? If I recall, my old 1954 "Red Book" listed it at $12.50. A 1956 price list from B. Max Mehl shows it at $40 in contrast to a 1937 price of $1.25. But then in 1937 you could have bought lunch for five for $1.25. In 1937 White Tower and White Castle hamburgers were a dime or 12 for a dollar. I worked in a drug store in 1940 and a banana split was12 cents |
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Observation about 1909 S VDB Lincoln cent
"Gene85" wrote in message ... On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:44:29 -0400, "Bremick" wrote: "HeeHawkeye" wrote in message ... From what I read, when the public found out that the VDB initials were to be relocated from the 1909 cent going forward after complaints, they snapped up rolls of the coins. Are the high MS number specimens that I see sold online most likely from those rolls? I see many VF condition ones for sale too. The general public did not hoard them all apparently and used them for commerce I guess, hence the wear. I think I saw a ca. 1940's coin price book once that listed the 1909 S VDB for $40 or so. So between 1909 and the 1940's the coin grew in scarcity due to collectors growing in ranks? There was only about half a million of the coin issued. I am actually surprised that many of them were used for regular pocket change until what happened? If I recall, my old 1954 "Red Book" listed it at $12.50. A 1956 price list from B. Max Mehl shows it at $40 in contrast to a 1937 price of $1.25. But then in 1937 you could have bought lunch for five for $1.25. In 1937 White Tower and White Castle hamburgers were a dime or 12 for a dollar. I worked in a drug store in 1940 and a banana split was12 cents I do remember White Tower burgers still at ten for a dollar into the 1950's. I think they just kept getting smaller. I could never work (for long) in a drug store that sold banana splits for 12 cents. Couldn't stand the torture. |
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Observation about 1909 S VDB Lincoln cent
Does anyone know if there were any 1909 S pennies without the initials VDB?
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Observation about 1909 S VDB Lincoln cent
On 10/27/2014 7:02 AM, wrote: Does anyone know
if there were any 1909 S pennies without the initials VDB? ~1,825,000 1909-S Lincolns and ~309,000 1909-S Indian Head Cents without VDB. Consider the obligatory comment about cents and pennies made. -- Mike Benveniste -- (Clarification Required) You don't have to sort of enhance reality. There is nothing stranger than truth. -- Annie Leibovitz |
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