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Show me your 1909 S V.D.B.

ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Please only post the S VDB ;)
Any grade and please post both sides. Graded or Raw

I don't have one in any grade. :/
I have been thinking about getting one and want to see yours. :)
I have been looking at them over the last year but haven't found anything that speaks to me and says "take me home."
I'm thinking I would want one in the AU58 to MS64 range, but may look at anything in the XF45 to MS65 range.
Not a buying thread..... I spent all my money on X-Mas ;)

Since I don't have one to start the thread I found this sexy one on CoinFacts. <3:)

MS-66+

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  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow, a clip too! Thanks for posting! :)

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Although I have never owned one I found one in a box of Wheat Cents I was going through for someone.
    It was a shoe box full of cents and I would guess there was around $50 worth in it.
    I went through the whole box with no great finds, I got down to about the last 30 coins and there it was.
    It was a nice coin with good color in about the low AU range but it had graffiti, If I remember right it said "Bert"
    The person I found it for was super happy! :)
    I'm not sure what they did with it.

  • mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 6,265 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Appears to be a woody, too. Nice.

    Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Well that's just an outstanding example! :)
    Thanks for posting @lkeigwin !
    Have a Merry Christmas! :)

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MrSpud I'm seeing double! :p

    Thanks for sharing! :)

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ThreeCentSilverFL Super nice! Thanks for sharing! :)

    The wreath is a nice touch, Merry Christmas! :)

  • robecrobec Posts: 6,778 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ifthevamzarockin said:
    Please only post the S VDB ;)
    Any grade and please post both sides. Graded or Raw

    I don't have one in any grade. :/
    I have been thinking about getting one and want to see yours. :)
    I have been looking at them over the last year but haven't found anything that speaks to me and says "take me home."
    I'm thinking I would want one in the AU58 to MS64 range, but may look at anything in the XF45 to MS65 range.
    Not a buying thread..... I spent all my money on X-Mas ;)

    Since I don't have one to start the thread I found this sexy one on CoinFacts. <3:)

    MS-66+

    This was one of my favorite SVDB’s. The ex-Pete Miller monster. I wondered who was the lucky new owner. ❤️

    - Bob -

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    Central Valley Roosevelts

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @robec Wow, some nice color and woodgrain too! :)

    @mr1874 Thanks for posting! Looking forward to more photos. :)

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @alpha33 Sweet! :)

    Thanks for posting, if you get a chance add the reverse shot to your post. ;)

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coinbuf When ya got it flaunt it. ;)

    Nice! Thanks for sharing! :)

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @skier07 Looks like a little woodgrain there.... nice! ;)

    Thanks for posting! :)

  • mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 6,265 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 3, 2022 7:46AM

    I think I will go ahead and order Gold Shield for my S VDB. I'll never be able to get detailed enough pics by doing the imaging myself.

    UPDATE: Not in a hurry to get Gold Shield (12/26/21). I was mildly surprised at the results I got doing some imaging myself. Not the greatest of pictures but certainly not the worst.

    UPDATE 1/3/22: PROVENANCE WILL BE PRESERVED. MY COIN WILL REMAIN IN IT'S ORIGINAL PCGS AUTHENTICATED AND GRADED HOLDER.

    Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein

  • OnastoneOnastone Posts: 4,030 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ifthevamzarockin said:

    I don't have one in any grade.

    I'm in the same boat...thought about getting one though. Seems like a collector's standard.

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @rays That's a nice one! ;)

    Thanks for sharing! :)

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CoinHoarder Very nice! :)

    It sure looks better than a 61. ;)

  • raysrays Posts: 2,421 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CoinHoarder said:


    From the picture and vintage of the holder, probably worth re-submitting under reconsideration service,

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ThePennyLady Dang girl, that's a nice one! ;):)

    Thanks for sharing & have a Merry Christmas! :)

  • CoinHoarderCoinHoarder Posts: 2,610 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @rays said:
    From the picture and vintage of the holder, probably worth re-submitting under reconsideration service,

    I submitted this back in 1992. I bought it raw for $500. I was present When some guy put it on layaway at my then LCS. At the time, I told my dealer if he ever had another 1909 S VDB that looked like that, I definitely wanted to buy it. When I came back a couple days later, my dealer advised me that the man decided he did not want to buy the coin. It was again available. I immediately snapped it up. I might send in for reconsideration one day, or send to CAC. Always wanted one of these coins as a young collector.

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Cocoinut Looks like it was worth the wait. ;)

    I'm waiting for the "right" one too.

    Thanks for sharing! :)

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Eddi The pictures are great and so is your coin! ;)

    Thanks for taking the time to post. :)

    Merry Christmas! :)

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @oilers99 That's a nice one. :)

    I would have a hard time cracking a 64 too. ;)

    Thanks for sharing & Merry Christmas!

  • oilers99oilers99 Posts: 223 ✭✭✭

    @ifthevamzarockin said:
    @oilers99 That's a nice one. :)

    I would have a hard time cracking a 64 too. ;)

    Thanks for sharing & Merry Christmas!

    Thanks for creating this thread - lots of great 1909 S VDBs. Hope you do one for the 1922 no D crowd.

  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,169 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Lots of nice '09-S VDB's here! I was thinking about a nice circulated one for my Box of 20, or do an early MS Wheat Cent. Lincoln Cents from circulation was the first set I ever attempted as a kid (most people start this way) and this issue was always "The Holy Grail"...

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  • mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 6,265 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My favorite SVDB posted by others. I would be proud to put this one in my album. It's a great piece From LR obverse die.

    Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein

  • LeeBoneLeeBone Posts: 4,502 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sold mine, as I am liquidating lots of expendable coins and narrowing my collection down. When/If I add one again someday, it will be 63/64 RD/RB minimum. Hard to locate the perfect example with no distractions whatsoever. Maybe I'm just too picky?

  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Some real nice ones!

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @seanq That's a nice one, thanks for sharing! :)

  • mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 6,265 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Don't anybody jump off a cliff but from reading in Harsche one would know that seanq's raw SVDB is genuine. Parentheses seen in the quote below are mine:

    "A variety of die deterioration of the No. 3 die (PCGS #4) exists wherein there was die erosion in the area of the mint mark and along the rim near the date and under the bust. This makes these areas appear grainy as on many of the S mint coins in the mid 1920's (especially 1924S). If the piece is a No. 3 low right (PCGS #4) mint mark and has this feature, it is genuine."

    Detecting Altered Coins by Bert Harsche, Section on 1909-S V.D.B.,"Additional Clues", page 11.

    Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @mr1874

    Dude! All this talk using an old reference that no one has a copy of and then saying die #3 is die #4 or die #6 is #1 that you have mentioned in other threads just confuses readers and kinda makes you look like you need to do a lot more research and pull your head out of the sand and accept current authentication standards.

    Or are you just messing with me and playing jokes on my threads???
    I have tried very hard to be patient and help you in every way I can. :'(

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  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Twobitcollector Very nice, thanks for sharing! :)

  • MarkW63MarkW63 Posts: 1,532 ✭✭✭✭

    @Eddi said:
    This is my example. It is still raw since I bought it in 1988 from a Bowers & Merena auction.
    (sorry about my poor pictures).


    Very Nice RAW example!
    I'm ready to post mine, but I have to browse ALL the others first!

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  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MarkW63 Nice coin & thanks for sharing! :)

    It took you long enough to post your coin.... I was starting to think you were mad at me. :D

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