V.D.B

[Ranger Chuck]

Found this in a MWR today. This was one of only three wheats in a batch of $10 worth of pennies. The V.D.B is pretty worn, but it's there. Only the second one I've found in 10+ years of coin roll hunting.

 

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[baddbluff]

Nice!
Too bad it doesn’t have a really worn S to go with it
I’ve found a couple 09 plains but never a VDB
Congrats

 

[A2coins]

Nice but the S is the Holy Grail but thats a good collectible also

 

[SD51]

Check your 1918 pennies too because they put the "VDB" back on the front this time.

 

[Megalodon]

Nice find! Congrats!

IMO, that 1909 VDB is at least a strong VF and maybe even an EF. The reverse bottom is not a strong strike and that affected the strength of the VDB, but the coin grade itself is high and the overall coin's appearance is appealing. I was expecting to see a worn AG or G cent and was surprised at this one. I think it may be the nicest one I have seen come out of a roll. Thanks for sharing the pic.

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Wow! A VDB from an MWR. That's a great find right there. Congratulations!

 

[xr7ator]

I was 19 working at a gas station. A guy comes in driving a BMW or Mercedes in a suite. I know he is going to pay with a credit card so I get the form ready. (this is back when we swiped the card in a machine that transferred the info to the invoice/receipt) Also, these types always filled the tank and didn't care if they were on a round number like you would if you were paying with cash. He stops the pump at some odd number like $24.73. I start writing the number down on the invoice waiting for him to come up to the window and give me his card. He hands me a bank bag and says there is exactly $24.73 in there and leaves. I go through the bag and there are shiny new wheat pennies mixed in! He was short on the count but I was OK with it as there were about 20 1909 vdb's, all uncirculated! Fond memory from the 1980's.
Congratulations on your find and good luck to you.

 

[Dozer D]

xr7: are you pulling our leg, 20 - 1909vdb all UNCIRCULATED. Outstanding find. Do you still have them, show us a PRETTY Unc picture of the 20.

 

[goldenwonderbear]

That sure beats my story about the guy who came into the gas station where I was working nights (1960's) and bought a pack of smokes and paid w/ a BU CC silver dollar. As he turned around to go he said :" by the way these things are heavy, could you change them for a Twenty?" he counted out 20 more BU CC's and i gave him a twenty dollar bill. I'd show a picture , but I don't have them any longer. Can't remember what happened to them.............h

 

[Ranger Chuck]

Believe me, after I saw the V.D.B., I flipped it back over immediately to double-check for any sign of an S!