Wonder if that is an S VDB or just any old 09 penny.
“Edgett donated the special Lincoln penny with funds from his own pocket. The 1909 “VDB” cent stems from the very first year that Lincoln pennies were minted and also marks the centennial of President Abraham Lincoln’s birth. The VDB initials of the coin’s designer – Victor David Brenner — are on the reverse side. In mint condition the 1909 Lincoln VDB copper penny has a value of about $20.”
Read more: http://www.universetoday.com/93407/a-penny-for-your-curiosity-on-mars/#ixzz2hEdD6AJk
Obviously it’s not an ‘S’...............
Looks like a Philadelphia Mint 09; back then Philly didn’t put the “P” under the date, but Denver and San Francisco did.
The S VDB would have cost a pretty penny, so I’m surprised the government didn’t waste money using one.
Maybe they should have used an 1894 O Barber Dime.
Nope... apparently “just” a non-VDB plain 1909.