153. 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent
Manufacturer: US Mint
original price: US$ 0.01*
Value today: US$ 6,600*
Projetado por Victor David Brenner para a Casa da Moeda dos EUA, o 1909-S VDB 1C é uma das moedas de trigo colecionáveis mais procuradas de seu tipo. O centavo, que é feito de 95% de cobre (a mesma quantidade de hoje, na verdade), estabeleceu um recorde de leilão quando foi vendido no Heritage por US$ 6.600.
The one-cent piece had 484,000 such units produced. One of the reasons behind the high price of the coin is its rarity. Another reason is the crazy story behind it. The engraver, Brenner, put his initials on the coin. Newspapers at the time took issue, claiming the initials were too large and represented illegal free publicity for Brenner. The scandal prompted the United States Mint to remove the initials from the coin entirely. Wheat pennies with VDB still on them are the big sellers.