I found a 1997 penny with what appears to be a VDB on tghe bottom left of lincolns shoulder. I dont have a magnifying glass yet and the letters may change. But what is this. It may be VDE VOE VOB im not sure the first letter may be a u.
It is not (the VDB) on all Lincoln cents. It was on the earlier minted 1909 and 1909 S cents reverses. It was removed and some of the cents dated 1909 and 1909 S do not have the VDB. The VDB is also not on coins dated 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915,1916,and 1917, It was returned to a position on Lincoln's shoulder in 1918. It was this way on cents of all mints fopr those years. I just wanted to clear that up Have Fun, Bill PS: There is some evidence that remnants of a VDB can be found on some reverses of 1910 cents ( think it was the S mint coins, but I am not sure if it was Philly or SanFrancisco mint coins without checking some sources)
