Template:Did you know nominations/1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 04:31, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent

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Reverse of the 1909-S VDB cent

• ... that the US Mint released the 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent (pictured) on August 2, 1909, and discontinued it on August 5, 1909, because of the artist's initials on the coin? Source: April 2, 1909 release and April 5, 1909
  • ALT1: ... that many coin collectors consider the 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent (pictured) to be "The Holy Grail" in Lincoln penny collecting? Source: Professional Coin Grading Service: The 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent has long been considered the “holy grail” when it comes to collecting this ages-old series. Nothing is knocking the 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent off that pedestal and Many people outside of the hobby know it as "the 1909 penny." Lincoln cent enthusiasts often refer to it as "The Holy Grail."
  • ALT2: ... that the first everyday American coin to feature an actual person was the 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent (pictured)? Source: It was a revolutionary act: Up to then, the only figures on everyday American coins were allegorical figures, like Liberty. Putting real people on them, the thinking went, smacked of monarchy; even George Washington hadn’t rated such treatment.
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Converted from a redirect by Bruxton (talk). Self-nominated at 04:09, 18 June 2022 (UTC).

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Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: The page is not new but it was a redirect page transformed into article by the nominator. So we can say the page new. The primary hook is more interesting than ALT1 and ALT2. So Promoter should use the primary hook. Mehedi Abedin 17:02, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

• I guess you could say it didn't make much cents :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 11:16, 28 June 2022 (UTC)