I am curious about what I have read ....

Hi to all,

This past Christmas, my son gave me a really good book. I have

read it front to back and referenced it several times. The name

of the book is "HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES MINT AND ITS

COINAGE" by David W. Lange. I believe he bought it at Borders.

I have collected Lincoln cents from the time I was six years old.

A 1909 is of course the one penney that you always turn over and

look to see if it has the VDB initials and if so, you smile with

great satisfaction. But how about a 1918 Lincoln wheat?

This book states that Brenners' initials VDB again appeared in 1918 on the cent. I quote from page 147 of this book (in case you have it or get it) "Though his initials reappeared without

fanfare in 1918, their new placement at the truncation of Lincolns bust is such that only coin collectors are aware of them."

Well, how about that? So I pull out my stash of wheats as well

as my organized collection and search every 1918 Lincoln cent that I can get my hands on. No luck here. So, I don't get it.

I am of course very interested in any help I could get from any

of you that could enlighten me on this. Is the book wrong?

Have I read it wrong? I feel like an insufficiently_thoughtful_person asking, but I just

want to know if it is true or not that the VDB did in fact

reappear and if so, I would love to see one.

Best to all from rainy Atlanta