New member from AZ and a 1909-S V.D.B. ??

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New member from AZ and a 1909-S V.D.B. ??

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Just joined this morning after watching COINHELP U YOUTUBE videos all week! I'm posting a coin I recently ran across and would like to get some members opinions.
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Re: New member from AZ and a 1909-S V.D.B. ??

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Hello and Welcome ! What do you want to know ? It appears to be a 1909S VDB Cent . Where did you get it ? Have you had it authenticated ? What else can you tell us about this coin ?
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SensibleSal66 wrote: Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:58 am Hello and Welcome ! What do you want to know ? It appears to be a 1909S VDB Cent . Where did you get it ? Have you had it authenticated ? What else can you tell us about this coin ?
Wondering what the members here think. Is it genuine...or a dog?

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John Dunbar wrote: Sun Mar 21, 2021 12:18 pm
SensibleSal66 wrote: Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:58 am Hello and Welcome ! What do you want to know ? It appears to be a 1909S VDB Cent . Where did you get it ? Have you had it authenticated ? What else can you tell us about this coin ?
Wondering what the members here think. Is it genuine...or a dog?
I get this graded, 2nd lowest Mintage of the Lincoln cent EVER!

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#5 Unread post by Mrweaseluv »

Yeah, that's a coin worth the time and money to have graded.. Beautiful example and as far as I can tell from the pics 100% real... Probably worth $1k or more once certified/authenticated...
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Re: New member from AZ and a 1909-S V.D.B. ??

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I can't tell based on these images. Look for a dot in the upper loop, inside of the S.

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Re: New member from AZ and a 1909-S V.D.B. ??

#7 Unread post by Earle42 »

Waiting for a clearer picture on the date and mint mark (and the VDB if possible).

Preliminary pics suggest not wasting money on a grading company. I do not believe its real, but is the good fake that crops up every once in awhile. But definitely need clearer pics to tell. However, the wrong alignment of the S is pretty hard to doubt even with fuzzy pics.

From what is already posted:
First pic are the die varieties for the 1909-S VDB mint mark position/placement/orientation.
Second pic describes how the present pics of the OPs coin do not line up with any of them. Also note your MM has its bottom srif all wrong (large and angled).

The OPs coin also appears to have the wrong B in VDB - see the bottom of the first pic.

Original pic (compiled from PCGS website pictures) by Coop on coincommunity.com:
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Where did you pick this coin up from please?
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#9 Unread post by Iceresistance »

John Dunbar wrote: Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:11 am Just joined this morning after watching COINHELP U YOUTUBE videos all week! I'm posting a coin I recently ran across and would like to get some members opinions.
Can you take a close photo of the VDB? The middle part of the 'B' should be slanted for a real 1909-S VDB
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