Former President Abraham Lincoln has always faced to the right on the U.S. penny. Lincoln scholars say that’s because the sculptor modeled the design after a 1864 photo of Lincoln. Former U.S.
The 1909 VDB penny is one of the most famous and sought-after coins in American numismatics. It was the first year of issue for the Lincoln cent, designed by Victor David Brenner—whose initials “VDB” ...