United States 1909 VDB cent
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The 1909, 1910 and 1911 cents from Philadelphia are the most common issues of the pre-WW I period. The proofs of 1909-16 were struck in a matte finish and display all the details of V D Brenner's design. When proof production resumed in 1936-42, it was with a mirror finish and much of the fine detail had already been lost from the hubs. This date was struck with and without Brenner's initials on the reverse; both varieties are common but the without initials is even more common.
Proof Mintage: 27,995,000 (including 1,194 proofs) plus 72,702,618 without the VDB (including 2,618 proofs).
Specification: 3.11 g, bronze, 19 mm diameter.
Catalog number: KM 132.
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