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Article: Brenner made Jewish cents: remembering the penny's designer.(Victor David Brenner)
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- The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- September 12, 2008
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Despite the credit crunch biting hard at the American Dream, between the doom and gloom there is hope in the palm of your hand, as you hold one of the greatest works of art America has created; the "United States Lincoln Wheat Ears Cent."
In 2009, as you commemorate the 200th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's birthday (in 1909), remember to also celebrate the centenary of the first American portrait cent coin, designed by Jewish American premier medalist, sculptor and engraver Victor David Brenner (1871-1924).
Brenner, a Jewish Russian immigrant, was born on June 12, 1871, in Shavli, Lithuania, near the Baltic ...