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“1907”, “1908-S VDB”, “1942-P”, “2009-s”, “2109-s” Fantasy Over-Struck Lincoln Cents – Production Blog

“1907”

Victor D. Brenner’s original bust of Abraham Lincoln was sculpted and copyrighted in 1907 (now in public domain). A number of large bronze plaques were produced and sold by the artist in the 1907-1909 period. This original version featured slightly different facial details, higher relief on the head, and a different coat and tie arrangement than the later version which was eventually adopted for use on the Lincoln Cents first minted in 1909. The “1907” fantasy-date over-strike features an accurate reduction from one of the original plaques so as to show what the first Lincoln Cent would have looked like with the original sculpture. These are over-struck on bronze Lincoln Wheat Cents of 1909-1958.

 

Original circa 1907 Lincoln casting, 7 x 9-½ inches.
Produced by Victor D Brenner and later adopted for use on the Lincoln Cent.

 

“1908-S VDB”

The 1909-S VDB cent is one of the most collected of all key-date US coins. Minted in the first year of issue for the new Lincoln Cent, only a limited number of the earliest coins have the small “V.D.B.” designer’s initials near the rim on the reverse at 6:00. The fantasy-date “1908-S VDB” is over-struck on bronze US Lincoln cents (with Wheat Ears reverse) that were minted from 1909 to 1958.

 

“1942-P”

The “1942-P” over-strikes are produced on zinc-plated steel cents of 1943. The steel composition was first used in 1943 so that more copper could be diverted to the war effort instead being used for coinage. The over-strikes stick to a magnet just like the 1943 issue. For additional identification purposes two identifiers have been added to the over-strikes: a large “P” mint mark above the date, similar to the large mint marks used on the nickels of 1942-1945 (no original Lincoln Cents were ever minted with a “P” mint mark prior to 2017); and a “V.D.B.” reverse (no original Lincoln Cents were ever minted with a VDB reverse after 1909).

 

“2009-s”

These over-strikes are produced in three different versions: with the VDB Wheat reverse, over-struck on bronze Lincoln Wheat Cents of 1909-1958; with the Lincoln Memorial reverse, over-struck on bronze Lincoln Memorial cents of 1959-1981; with the Lincoln Memorial reverse, over-struck on copper-plated zinc Lincoln Memorial cents of 1983-2008. No original Lincoln Cents of 2009 were ever minted with Wheat or Memorial reverses. Instead, those coins all had Lincoln Birth Bicentennial designs. A 2009-S VDB cent with Wheat reverse is something that the US Mint perhaps should have produced in 2009 for the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln Cent, but they did not.

 

“2109-s”

Obviously, no original Lincoln Cents have been produced with a “2109” date. These over-strikes feature the Shield reverse and they are produced on copper-plated zinc Lincoln Shield Cents that were minted starting in 2010.

 

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NOTE: These over-strikes are NOT endorsed by the US Treasury or US Mint. Defacing of US coins is legal so long as the defacement isn't for fraudulent purposes.

 

Production listed in chronological order - newest production at top, oldest production at bottom.

 

Current Status:

Production with Die Pair 6 is in progress. All others have ended.

 

Tooling

Quantity
Over-Struck

Issue Price

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Die Pair 6
”1908-s VDB”

Brilliant Satin
Bronze
Wheat Reverse

579

(so far)

high-grade:
353
antiqued /
bag-handled:

226

N/A
(high-grade)

$55

(bag-handled)

First produced September, 2021.
Struck on bronze Lincoln Wheat Cents of 1909-1958, except:

 

14 were struck on bronze US Mint cent blanks (8 high grade, 6 antiqued);

9 were struck one or more times on 22mm copper blanks (about 5 grams each);

6 were struck on 1943 zinc-plated steel cents (5 high grade, 1 antiqued);
1 was struck on a copper-plated zinc US Mint cent blank (high grade);

1 was struck on a 1944 cent that had a minor rim clip.

Die Pair 6

Bag Handled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Die Pair 5
”2109-s”

Brilliant Satin
Copper Plated
Shield Reverse

48

(final)

high-grade:
47

bag-handled:

1

$45
(sold out)

(high-grade)

N/A

(bag-handled)

First produced August, 2017.
Struck on copper-plated zinc Lincoln Shield Cents of 2010-2017.

Die Pair 5

Brilliant Satin
High Grade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Die Pair 4
”2009-s”

Brilliant Satin
Copper Plated
Memorial Rev.

39

(final)

high-grade:
36

bag-handled:

3

$45
(sold out)

(high-grade)

N/A

(bag-handled)

First produced August, 2017.
Struck on copper-plated zinc Lincoln Memorial Cents of 1983-2008.

About 2.5 grams. Two were struck on zinc cents without copper plating.

Die Pair 4

Brilliant Satin
High Grade
Copper-plated Zinc

 

 

 

Die Pair 4
”2009-s”

Brilliant Satin
Bronze
Memorial Rev.

105

(final)

high-grade:
77

bag-handled:

28

$45
(sold out)

(high-grade)

$30

(sold out)

(bag-handled)

First produced August, 2017.
Struck on bronze Lincoln Memorial Cents of 1959-1981.

About 3.1 grams.

One (not released) was triple-over-struck on a copper-plated steel Canadian cent planchet.

Die Pair 4

Brilliant Satin
High Grade
Bronze

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Die Pair 3
”2009-s VDB”

Brilliant Satin
Bronze
Wheat Reverse

102

(final)

high-grade:
83

bag-handled:

19

$45

(sold out)

 (high-grade)

$30

(sold out)

(bag-handled)

First produced August, 2017.
Struck on bronze Lincoln Wheat Cents of 1909-1958.

Later strikes have die scratches on reverse,
including one that extends upwards from the “C” of CENTS.

Die Pair 3

Brilliant Satin
High Grade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Die Pair 2
”1942-P”

Brilliant Satin
Steel

100

(final)

high-grade:
98

bag-handled:

2

$50

(sold out)

(high-grade)

N/A

(bag-handled)

First produced August, 2017.
Most were struck on zinc-plated steel Lincoln Wheat Cents of 1943.

 

One was struck on a 1944 Belgium 2 Francs
(which was originally struck by the US Mint on a zinc-plated steel cent planchet).

 

Five (not released) were struck on US Mint bronze cent planchets.
Three of those were high-grade and two were bag-handled.

Die Pair 2

Brilliant Satin
High Grade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Die Pair 1
”1907 VDB”

Brilliant Satin
Bronze

162

(final)

high-grade:
127

bag-handled:

35

$45
(sold out)

(high-grade)

$30

(sold out)

(bag-handled)

First produced August, 2017.
Struck on bronze Lincoln Wheat Cents of 1909-1958.
Later strikes have die scratches on reverse,
including one that extends upwards from the “C” of CENTS.

Die Pair 1

Brilliant Satin
High Grade