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Rarest date for a Lincoln penny?
1909 s vbd
How much is a 1909 s vbd penny worth?
The 1909-S VDB is the rarest and most valuable Lincoln cent of them all. It's worth at least $550 and over $1000 in better condition.
What is the value of a 1905 S VBD nickel?
Please check your coin again and post a new question. "VDB" refers to the designer's initials that appear on the back of a 1909 Lincoln penny, and all 1905 nickels were struck at Philadelphia. San Francisco didn't start minting nickels until 1912.
What are rare dates for US pennies?
That's an EXTREMELY broad question because cents have been struck for over 200 years at 3 mints, so there are thousands of different types available. To name just a few of the more famous rarities:1793 chain-link reverse1909-S Indian head1856 flying eagle1877 Indian head1909-S VDB Lincolnand these error coins1922 "plain"1943 copper1944 steel1955 double dieCheck the prices at a site such as www.coinclub.com/prices/, for example.
Why does Lincoln cent have 2 initials such as VBD on front and fg on back?
Those are the initials of the engravers who designed each side. VDB stands for Victor David Brenner, who designed the obverse (heads) side, and FG stands for Frank Gasparro, who designed the Lincoln Memorial reverse (tails) side.
