Victor David Brenner's thoughts regarding the design of the Lincoln Cent - from 8/7/1909 newspaper
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Was doing some research and found this in an article in the August 7, 1909 issue of the Norwalk, Ohio Daily Reflector:
And here's one of my favorite 1909 VDB cents just for fun:
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It is really interesting that not only did the article state that Lincoln's portrait replaced that of an American Indian (in reality, Ms. Liberty with Native American headdress), but also that twice in the article Brenner's name was spelled "Drenner".
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Thanks for posting it.
Very interesting article! Thanks for sharing this!
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@TomB I thought it was pretty neat they referred to him as "Drenner" too
Glad you enjoyed
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Very interesting article.... words from the past... Cheers, RickO
Thanks for sharing. I enjoy learning more about the history of my series.
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I believe Mr. Drenner's middle name was Bavid.
Thanks for sharing the article.
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Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 448
So, what you're saying is all those 1909-S VBD cents on eBay are actually legit? I've been missing out on some great deals!
Nice article and very pretty coin
The mis-spelling was likely intentional, as there was very little respect outside of a narrow range of patrons for Mr Brenner when he was alive.
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I KNOW Charles Barber just loved that article......................
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It's a fine design of Lincoln's coat.
Thanks for that @illini420
I'll save that.
Talking to children, how very interesting.
Hats off to TR
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