A Master Medalist, a President, Tuberculosis, and a Congress: Contributions More Lasting than Bronze (http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/3/ac-2013)

摘要

Victor D. Brenner (1871–1924) International Congress on Tuberculosis Medal, 1908. Bronze, 1.4 × 1.2 in /35.5 × 30.9 mm. Photography by James Gathany The initials VDB are well known to collectors of the Lincoln penny, the obverse (front surface) of which reflects the longest-running design in the history of US coinage. In 1909, in its first coinage, VDB appears in embossed format at the bottom of the coin’s reverse, in honor of its designer, Victor David Brenner. The initial San Francisco Mint coin, the 1909-S VDB, remains a sought-after rarity; most collectors never fill the open-mouthed, empty “1909-S VDB” hole in their penny albums.