Would NGC have been accurate stating "Added Mintmark" vs "Altered Mintmark"?
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Added mintmark would be a more accurate description.
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I also wouldn't identify it as a 1909-S VDB.
I'd state on the insert, 1909 VDB
Added mintmark.
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I don't think it would have sold for as much as it did had NGC done so.
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I like your idea but I don't think any service does what you suggest. Perhaps when the TPGS started they could have done it that way but it is too late to change.
“Altered mint mark” as a category covers removed mint marks as well.
Altered mint mark to the casual implies that there is an existing mint mark.
Definitely an added mintmark. The “deep N” in UNITED confirms it is a 1909 VDB, worth 35 cents not $350
I've seen either "Removed Mint Mark" or "Mint Mark Removed". Otherwise, I believe they say "Added Mint Mark". In my opinion, "altered mint mark" sounds like a true mint mark on a genuine coin was changed (altered) into a different letter. Does anyone have some images?