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I just wanted to show it off... not a coin

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  • DHeathDHeath Posts: 8,472 ✭✭✭
    Who is Victor I Brewer?image




    Seriously, very cool.
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  • ClankeyeClankeye Posts: 3,928 ✭
    Very cool.

    When I saw the thread title "I just wanted to show it off... not a coin" I have to admit, I was a little nervous....
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  • littlewicherlittlewicher Posts: 1,822 ✭✭
    It's Victor D. Brenner's signature. He was the designer of the Lincoln Cent. In 1909 on the reverse, he put his initials at the bottom and the public I guess didn't like it, so they took it off.


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  • DHeathDHeath Posts: 8,472 ✭✭✭
    LW, I was joking!image
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  • itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,777 ✭✭✭
    I bet for a price PCGS would encapsulate that with a nice MS66RD 1909 VDB!
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  • MrLeeMrLee Posts: 1,847 ✭✭✭
    So when do we get to hear the story behind it?
  • LincolnCentManLincolnCentMan Posts: 5,347 ✭✭✭✭
    Well... I bought it off e-bay about two years ago. The guy that owned it before me bought it in the 1992 ANA auction. He even sent me his receipt from the auction, the auction cataloge, and a copy of "The Numismatist" that had a lenthy artical on Mr. VDB. It was really cool. I put it in a dollar sleave to protect the paper, then taped it into the back of my dansco. And there it's been for the last couple of years.

    David
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  • nuckleheadnucklehead Posts: 1,500 ✭
    That's a very cool piece of coin history, would look great in a Lincoln cent album like you described.If I were you I'd never part with it.
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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    LCMan, that's nothing short of cool! And it looks like his D initial is made to symbolize the bass clef, right? So VDB had a sense of humor. I also think nothing beats the look of a fountain pen. I think people have in general lost the art of writing. It looks like he took pride in not only his name, but in writing beautifully. I guess you'd expect that from an artist, especially a designer of coins.

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  • stujoestujoe Posts: 1,510
    Ooooh! I am jealous of you. image That is one cool autograph for a person who likes Lincolns!
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  • merz2merz2 Posts: 2,474 ✭
    LCMan
    That is definitely anice collection of history.I wish I'd have seen it.imageimageimage You ought to go to Wayne Herndon's web site and read the story behind why he specializes in Lincolns.You'd find it very interesting!
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  • LincolnCentManLincolnCentMan Posts: 5,347 ✭✭✭✭
    Merz2,

    I've been to Wayne's sight many times. I've read the history that you mentioned. It's very good reading and down right interesting.

    I really like owning the signature. It's a part of my collection, more than any coin. At least you can buy coins to replace the ones you sell. But how many VDB signatures are floating around out there? I'd bet fewer than 09-S VDB's. I'm not saying I'd never sell it... but it's mine for a great deal of time to come. For me to sell it any time soon, I'd almost need the money for a life saving operation or something.

    David
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