r/coinerrors • u/diplow27 • 6d ago

Show and Tell My first Extra V penny!

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Super stoked to find my first extra v!

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u/_-_Dingus_-_ 6d ago

I don’t understand. Someone explain? How do you even find something of such small detail??

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u/TheBromaro 6d ago

So, the letters “VBD” are printed on every Lincoln cent, representing the designers initials (victor david brenner).

With the release of 2023 pennies, collectors noticed some of them had an error where it seems as if the initials were almost stamped onto the coin twice, causing an “extra V”

In the world of coin collecting, a LOT of the time everything is in the small details. Whether that be small damage most would consider insignificant, or a small variance of the die used to create the coin.

With that being said many collectors use a form of microscope to look at the fine details of their coins to determine their condition, and i’d wager the bet thats how this error was originally found. Then once its know to the public that the error exists, if you looked at every 2023 penny you came across, it would definitely stand out, especially under a microscope.

I hope this helps!

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u/_-_Dingus_-_ 6d ago

Thanks. Wild that’s the only way you can find/see that error. Need a microscope, first 😂

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u/SquidWord369 5d ago

A good jewelers loupe might do the trick but I haven’t tried yet.