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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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 Posted - 04/26/2010 : 11:37:38
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The year 1909 in coins is fascinating to me. At the start of the year, the mint was producing Indian cents. Soon after, they switched to the Lincoln cent, and both mints used the wheat design with the VDB initials on the reverse. Within a few weeks, they removed the initials, creating a third type. Through this year, there were two mints producing coins: San Fransisco and Philadelphia. That makes for a grand total of 6 cents in one year!
So I am founding THE 1909 CLUB. If you want to join THE 1909 CLUB, all you have to do is find one of those six cents in your sorting, and post about it here. It's a rather exclusive club, wouldn't you say? But it's a club that, with a little diligence, you could be a part of.
So... if you have found a 1909 cent in the year 2010, please post information about it below. Pictures are not necessary, but would be very much appreciated (and maybe even envied).
On a side note, if you would like to be an ancillary member of THE 1909 CLUB, you may provide information about finding another United States coin from 1909 - any denomination is fine.
And you know what? If you find a world coin from 1909 in your searches, go ahead and post that too. We'll call that the international division.
PS: Above is the very first time I have ever used the word ancillary.
KNOWN 1909 FINDS SO FAR IN 2010:
INDIANS
1909 doubledot, jonascollegefund, jwray
1909S
LINCOLNS
1909VDB battlecat x2, jobiii x2, coppernicus, oober, pennypauper, pennysaved, shattered, zerocd, zyll, 1945v
1909SVDB
1909 jobiii x5, pennysaved x4, misteroman x3, roadrunner x2, sheba x2, bart, beauanderos, cecropiamoth, chris819, crazytom, cwgii, dakota1955, dave, fb101, jonascollegefund, jwray, slapshot, specialbob, thogey
1909S oober, tlake22
INTERNATIONAL DIVISION
1909 French Indo-China 10 cent (silver?) beauanderos
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oober
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1304 Posts |
Posted - 04/26/2010 : 12:31:39
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1909 vdb from circulation. :)
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Kurr
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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battlecat
Penny Pincher Member
152 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2010 : 17:59:49
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JWRAY
Penny Collector Member
USA
378 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2010 : 18:38:25
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| Do we have membership tiers for those who find more than one type, like an 09 wheat + an 09 Indian? |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2010 : 22:31:40
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| Sure, why not?!? :) |
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Shattered
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
523 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2010 : 17:00:04
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| I found a 1909 VDB earlier this year. |
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-Joseph DeMaio : Die For Metal |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2010 : 17:05:37
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Originally posted by JWRAY Do we have membership tiers for those who find more than one type, like an 09 wheat + an 09 Indian?
I have you down for an Indian. Did you find a Lincoln? |
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Chris819
New Member
23 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2010 : 17:06:08
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Just found an 1909 today |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2010 : 17:08:38
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cool, Chris! Does it have the VDB initials on the back?
Sometimes the initials can be VERY hard to see. They can be blurred into the rim, or nearly worn away, or... whatever else. But here is a nice beautiful example for future reference of all.
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thogey
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1617 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 17:41:13
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Just got a 1909 clear date.
I'm lookin hard, but no s or vdb. |
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thogey
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1617 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 18:04:38
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Originally posted by thogey
Just got a 1909 clear date.
I'm lookin hard, but no s or vdb.
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 22:01:49
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| So far, 3 INDIANS and 18 LINCOLNS... |
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Nickelless
Administrator
USA
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2010 : 21:54:17
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| Yes, but you will have to make your own membership card. :) |
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Zyll
Penny Pincher Member
USA
214 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2010 : 01:14:55
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Tonight I found a 1909-VDB (already posted this on the pre-40 tracker), F-VF condition!
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Nickelless
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Zyll
Penny Pincher Member
USA
214 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2010 : 01:23:12
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Originally posted by Nickelless
Congrats, Zyll! F-VF is pretty amazing condition for a penny that old! Got any pics? Do you have a Ryedale or were you hand-sorting?
I was using a Ryedale Ace. I just updated the post with pics.
Edit: I know that my cellphone doesn't take very sharp closeups, but based on my photos, would you say I assessed the condition accurately? The obv wear looks F but I said VF due to the full lines on the wheat ear tops... comments appreciated! |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2010 : 00:55:01
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| Liking the pics, zyll. Those were taken with your cell? Pretty good for something that's designed to make phone calls. |
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Roadrunner
Penny Collector Member
USA
413 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2010 : 21:06:44
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| I've found 2 1909 wheats this year...no VDBs on 'em though. |
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JWRAY
Penny Collector Member
USA
378 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 22:49:07
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| Got my first 1909 Wheat of the year - tried as hard as I could with the magnifying glass to imagine me a VDB or S but no dice, just regular 1909, still I now have both a 1909 Indian and 1909 wheat this year! |
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TheJonasCollegeFund
Penny Collector Member
USA
381 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2010 : 13:11:25
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| a 1909 turned up in a string box last night! |
MD Totals: Started Aug16th.(Updated Sept10th) 819 clad/cu coins/$41.13
Quarters-78
Dimes-122+1 silver roosie (1957)
Nickels-81 (56d,53d)
Copper Pennies-147
Zinc Pennies-386
Wheats-5 (36,36,46,46d,50d) |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 05/17/2010 : 00:39:02
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I wonder if anyone will ever find a 1909S Indian. Ever.
What say you? Are the results we have been getting so far what you expected? |
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cwgii
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
924 Posts |
Posted - 05/22/2010 : 10:30:10
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i normally do not 'report' unless i have done $100. BUTTTTTTTT. exception for a 1909 P .
as i sort my 10.00 increments, i put the 59, cdn and wheat on a cottage cheese container lid. then tally up at the end. well imagine my surprise and unbelieving when i turned over the two wheats yesterday and there was the 09 staring back. i think it is my third.
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misteroman
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 06/06/2010 : 00:58:05
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| found a 09-p this week. First 09 of the yr but it was a limited year so yar |
Buying CU cents!!!! Paying 1.2 unlimited amounts wanted. Can pick up if near Ohio area. |
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PennySaved
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1720 Posts |
Posted - 06/12/2010 : 02:46:55
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| found a Lincoln 1909 no VDB tonight |
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