Coin and Paper Money Collecting/1968 penny

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Expert: - 12/25/2009


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Hi Dan,

Happy Holidays and thanks for taking my question.I have a 1968 penny w/ no mint mark w/ the VDB initials on the obverse side of the coin at the bottom of Lincoln's breast. Have you ever heard of this or is it an error?  

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Bib,

That's just a normal 1968 penny -- mintage 1.7 billion -- from the Philadelphia Mint.  All pennies made at the Philadelphia Mint do not have a mintmark.

The VDB initials were moved to the front of the coin in 1918, so all pennies since then have the VDB on the front.

Happy Holidays,

Dan

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