Will this Lincoln Collection contain the two semi-keys?

braddick

I took a bit of an awkward chance on this partial set of Lincolns.
The seller doesn't generally deal in coins and his discription of the set is somewhat lacking.
It DOES state this set comes with the coins shown- yet on the other hand, the photos are poor.

Specifically I am hoping the 1909-S and the 1914-D are present. It is obvious the 09-S VDB and the 22 Plain along
with the 1931-S are missing.

It is due to arrive tomorrow morning and either way- with these two coins or not- I will keep the set and I'll show closer and better photos of the highlights and the lowlights (if any).

https://www.ebay.com/itm/176501847243

Manifest_Destiny

Tough to tell. The pics even when magnified don't show it clearly. Even if so, they are very low grade.

airplanenut

It definitely might or might not. No doubt in my mind.

Mr_Spud

I hope so

AUandAG

Of course they are there.....maybe.

bob

Crypto

Yah there coins in the slots and the 14d looks ok, all I see is brown in the 09s

davewesen

looks like some have been cleaned - good luck

johnny9434

Maybe/maybe not

mr1931S

Please let us all know about the coin that purports to be a genuine '14-D.

A badly worn 1918 D cent is altered to a 1914 D by simply shaving the shadow of the "8" so it appears to be a four. Examine the area around the "4" for evidence of tampering, also examine the shoulder for evidence of VDB removal.

Good luck. About half of the value of what you spent ($150) depends on this album having a genuine '14-D, albeit low grade, present.

mr1931S

@Crypto said:
Yah there coins in the slots and the 14d looks ok, all I see is brown in the 09s

I don't see a date on the penny occupying the 1914-D slot in the album. If a genuine '14-D is indeed there, I'm not seeing more than an $80 coin because of it's receiving heavy circulation wear to condition about good (AG) or worse.

braddick

Okay... the good. The bad, and the ugly.
This album arrived today well packaged and was shipped quickly. That is the good.
The 1909-S is a problem free VG album coin. That is good.
Many of the coins have a bit of green slime on them that is not worth cleaning off.
(I've attempted to do so in the past and it just ends up being a mess- unless the copper cent is a better date.)
That is the bad.
The ugly- the "1914-D" is actually an extremely worn out and barely ascertainable 1911-D.

Again, it is all in the game.
You can't win if you don't play.
This time, not a winner.
Next time?
Perhaps.

CRHer700

My guess is that no, it won't have two semi-keys.

davewesen

you still won, all of the early San Francisco coins are worth more than you paid.

Mr_Spud

Well, glad the 09-s is legit