1909 V.D.B. Worth grading?
Bnwoodward
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Bnwoodward
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Bnwoodward
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No
Not even close.
No
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Why would you want to slab a damaged and burnished 1909 VDB cent?
This cent may have to grade at MS63 to clear the cost of grading. I don't see that happening.
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Someone who doesn’t know better might not notice that you replied “No” in your previous reply and take this one seriously. If the two posts were to be taken together as humor, it was in poor taste.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
damaged
Excellent picture!
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That happens sometimes.
Yeah, mark was just making true what a joke was made. This one here is NOT worth the price of grading. Hope that helps. I got the humor though!
There you are
you were mentioned on the who's missing list recently...
This one wouldn't even straight grade.
The answer is NO on all the coins you've pictured.
I recommend NOT submitting anything for at least two years. Take that time to learn how to grade and to learn what market prices are for the coins. Then you will be better able to answer the question for yourself.
Respectfully, not a single coin you've posted is worth the postage to submit much less the submission fee. We all pay tuition, but you can save yourself a lot of money by showing down and learning the basics.
Rule #1
1. 99.5% of all coins are not worth submitting.
This is key:
** Take that time to learn how to grade and to learn what market prices are for the coins. Then you will be better able to answer the question for yourself.**
What you’ve shown us is a coin probably worth less than $5.
With an economy submission, between fees, shipping and insurance, will probably cost you ~$40.
It will probably come back in a holder listed as VF Details, cleaned and damaged.
And it will still be worth less than $5.
I’m not trying to drive business away from our host, but I think they would understand that in the long run, educated customers are better, more satisfied customers.
Never seen it before 😒
Yes. Put it in a cardboard 2x2 and grade it yourself. Recommended grade to write on the 2x2,
"VF details, reverse damage."
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Unfortunately, the newest 1909 VDB you have posted appears to have been cleaned in the past. This was quite commonly done to Lincoln cents for at least several decades (mid-to-late 20th century). The coin is worth very little and would not justify the costs of certification.
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Learnt it the hard way some time ago that you won't even recoup grading costs on such coins and it is better to buy them already slabbed. On the other hand, the 1909 S v.d.b I had picked up raw graded alongside and made the low end F 12 coin worth double the purchase price,
Only saving grace was that I used freebie coupons, so it did not feel that "sucky" but still......
Just my two cents.
Edited to add picture of the 1909 S v.d.b
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/quarters/PCGS-2020-quarter-quest/album/247091
@Bnwoodward, here is 1909-VDB cent in MS-65, Red. Before you get too excited, these coins were saved in quantity as the first of their kind. Even in this grade, they are not all scarce.
When started out as a dealer in 1995, they were readily available at the shows for $10 each. They were not worth the slab fee then. Prices have up since then, but is still worth less than $200, even in this condition.
NO!