Roll Call..How many of you own a 1909 S VDB?

Ogden · December 31, 2003 6:36AM

When you did you buy it, how much did it cost and what's the grade? List multiples if you are lucky enough to own more than one.

I bought mine raw in 1998 for $700.00. Graded by PCGS as MS 64 RB.

Ogden

rainbowroosie · December 31, 2003 7:03AM

XF 45 bought a while back for $380...

wondercoin · December 31, 2003 7:08AM

I own (2) PCGS-MS66RD. Everytime I seriously think about selling one off, I always find something "better" to sell.

I also own one or two raw circulated specimens. No doubt, one of my personal favorite coins.

Wondercoin

rainbowroosie · December 31, 2003 7:14AM

Mitch,
You have tooooo much money!

wondercoin · December 31, 2003 7:16AM

"You have tooooo much money!"

Actually, way too little of that - just tooo many coins

Wondercoin

meos1 · December 31, 2003 7:28AM

I do.... I inherited it. Dad collected it from circulating change it might be VF....

Dan

ARCO · December 31, 2003 7:30AM

I have always wanted one from a kid at age twelve to today at age 36.

Problem for me is the price VS. the scarcity. Seems there is great demand for the coin, but it is not terrible scarce by any means. For that price I want something that not everybody has.

Just me though and I would still like to own one for bragging rights.

Tyler

vrtech99 · December 31, 2003 7:31AM

Me and my wife inherited an ms63 red, very nice coin.....

ajaan · December 31, 2003 7:35AM

F12, taken out of circulation by my uncle in 1942.

ldhair · December 31, 2003 7:42AM

What a great coin to own.

With all the history behind this coin a person could write a good sized book.

It's funny how many folks that know nothing about coins know of the 1909 S VDB.

I wonder how many people joined the hobby because of it?

mgoodm3 · December 31, 2003 8:00AM

Don't got one.

goose3 · December 31, 2003 8:02AM

I have a PCGS MS63RB one that I bought a few years ago I think for 700.00 or so. It's a nice mostly brown coin with red highlights.

clackamas · December 31, 2003 8:02AM

65RB (PCGS) very RED for an RB coin (I have tried twice on regrade to try for the RD). Paid $2k for it about a year ago.

nccoin · December 31, 2003 8:04AM

I just purchased one on ebay a week ago. PCI MS 66 RD. Paid 2,800.00 for it. (Hope I didn't overpay) Havn't seen it in person yet. Darn holidays, I have to wait another day for the mail!

braddick · December 31, 2003 8:15AM

I have one: "ANACS FN12 Details/ Net PO01"
"Severely Damaged"

That ANACS. They sure know how to make a coin sound 'bad'.

clw54 · December 31, 2003 9:00AM

PCGS VF35

clw54 · December 31, 2003 9:09AM

<< <i>I have one: "ANACS FN12 Details/ Net PO01"
"Severely Damaged"

That ANACS. They sure know how to make a coin sound 'bad'. >>

Yes, but it's still a cool one.

Tootawl · December 31, 2003 9:23AM

I don't but my buddy Bruce has one. It's slabbed by I forgot by who (it's not PCGS or NGS). It's low end grade. I think he paid around $400 for it last summer.

Striker · December 31, 2003 9:33AM

I don't have one yet but hope to one of these days. One of the local shops has two of them-both raw, the owner is probably sick of me drooling on them.

beartracks42 · December 31, 2003 9:35AM

I have one. It is an ANACS net graded VG8,obverse corrosion spots. I bought it in the 9-11 Forum members auction, thanks to Wondercoin.

I think I paid $350 or so for it.

Ogden · December 31, 2003 9:59AM

Wonder coin, you have two (2) MS 66 Red ones???? Wow! Who graded them?? How did you come about getting them, where and what??

I think since I've been a little boy (50's) I have wanted this coin. I was lucky to get one with a reasonably high grade of MS 64 RB. No hope for Red.

John

jimtre · December 31, 2003 10:04AM

I have a vg that I bought in the 70's with quite a story (to me anyway).

Some coins were advertised for sale and I went out and looked at them. At the time I was buying some coins and selling a few too. I paid more than dealers but only coins I enjoyed.

I bought a few and later went back and bought some more. He was tired of low offers he had had and since I had offered hom fair prices he brought out some indianheads (which I bought) he had several BU 49s Dimes and Halves I also bought, but not all of them.

I didn't like Lincoln cents and he said he had some. I told him I wasn't interested as i just didn't collect them. He finally and said he would give me a great price. $90 for the set. I finally relented and said I would look at them. Of course I saw the 09S vdb and bought the set.

Later at home I was looking them over and one coin was out of place. Turned out to be a 14 D, so the set had 2 1914 D cents.

That weekend, at the coin club, I sold the 09 SVDB for $95. Subsequently the gentleman died and I ended up buying the complete set back although I cannot remember the price.

To this day I still have the set.

I also have a 09S in fine or so and a nice XF. I think one came from the first set I bought and the second when I rebought the set after he passed away.

One thing I also remember about the $90 set is a 1922 No D. It was a very clean VF plus. I sold it to a shirt tail dealer, the the same weekend I sold the S VDB. I am thinking the price was $55.

I have always regreted selling that coin.

OH Well!

Ogden · December 31, 2003 10:11AM

Jimtree, great story! I think the 09 s vdb would be the last coin I would sell. I think because it took so long for me to own one (over 40 years) and was such a part of my childhood fantasy, that I would really need to have money prior to selling. Thanks for adding such a great story.

Ogden

wondercoin · December 31, 2003 10:16AM

Gary - Yes, I remember that 9-11 svdb - what a special coin and even better that your $350 went to the widows and orphans fund for the families of slain firefighters in 9-11.

John: I bought one of the MS66RD coins a few years ago from a dealer as an NGC-MS66RD. It was truly a lovely coin and crossed on the first try. I then bought another around a year ago at public auction already in the PCGS-MS66RD holder. It was high end for the grade and I figured I would pick the best one to keep between the two coins and sell the other. Easier said than done

I also had a PCGS-MS65RB which I consigned to the Heritage FUN sale (Lot 4736).

Wondercoin

P.S. I was offered a PCGS-MS67RD 1909(svdb) for around $25,000 a few years ago and passed on the coin. Talk about stupid - I should have sold my 66RD, 65RB and a few other things and just held on to that one

Ogden · December 31, 2003 10:19AM

Geeeeez, what would a MS67 Red 09 S VDB sell for now? I didn't even know one was graded that high,
It could rival one of those 1913 Liberty Nickels!!!

Ogden

mozeppa · December 31, 2003 11:21AM

only one .....pcgs 63-rb

jpumper · December 31, 2003 11:37AM

I have 3. 1---VF30 ish, two MS65BRN, both NGC's. Paid 550, 1800, and 2000 this year. I guess I went a little over board since I was deprived of these coins in my childhood---lol

millennium · December 31, 2003 11:44AM

I have one...bought it in 1964 for $10.00. My father had a fit because I spent 10.00 on a !@$! penny!......The bad thing is, I could have gotten the 1909 S for 5.00, but my dad wouldn't loan me the money....

Ooops..it's only in g-vg condition....

LincolnCentMan · December 31, 2003 12:00PM

I had two until about a week ago. I sold a PCGS 63BN on e-bay. This is the one I'm left with. I paid $1668 for it in January 2003. A month ago, I had it reholdered which put an additional $5 into it. ...sure does look good in that clean slab, though.

David

Shamika · December 31, 2003 12:43PM

I bought a PCGS MS65RB on eBay for $1,400 back in 2000 (nice investment). Several months before, I had received an unexpected signing bonus and I decided to make my childhood dream come true.

Looking at the coin I sometimes wonder why it isn't graded higher.

airplanenut · December 31, 2003 12:57PM

I don't have one

I will, though, gladly take a donation

Coulport · December 31, 2003 1:02PM

OK, OK, The wife has one in her set.
2) I've got one in inventory
3) I've also got one for show 'n tell that has an added mint mark. (No it ain't for sale)

SarasotaFrank · December 31, 2003 1:07PM

anacs vf35

JohnsCoins · December 31, 2003 10:27PM

I bought mine a year ago for $500.00. It is raw and grades VF -35.

John

RYK · December 31, 2003 10:28PM

I am 09-S VDB negative

DoubleDime · December 31, 2003 10:51PM

V.G. for $150 back in Dec. 1977.

MJPHELAN · December 31, 2003 11:08PM

My son wanted one for his collection of circulated lincolns (most key dates are AG to G). The 1909-S V.D.B. was his last coin. I bought one from the Royal Oak Mint (copy) in MS-66. He learned to read a year later and discovered it was not genuine. He still likes it though because it is the only "really shiney" coin in his collection.

Mark

Steve355 · December 31, 2003 11:25PM

Bought mine in 2001, ANACS 63 BN for $ 725......

Steve

09sVDB · January 1, 2004 1:18AM

Bought mine about four years ago. Its a PCGS AU55. Think I paid arounf $700.

jdimmick · January 1, 2004 1:29AM

In my collection PCGS-64R

I also have a circulated one (around XF-45-Au-50) currently submitted to PCGS that I bought raw to send in for the quarter free submission. I dont plan on keeping it, but hated to waste the free submission tier.

jim

slothman2000 · January 1, 2004 1:32AM

I thought I had one....
http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=248366 thread link

paulheep · January 1, 2004 1:35AM

I bought mine as a raw AU 3 years ago for $550. I sent it to PCGS and it now resides in a PCGS XF45 holder.

Paul

calgolddiver · January 1, 2004 2:02AM

vf35 - first coin I bought on ebay several years ago. currently inhouse for slabbing

dddangerousdan · January 1, 2004 2:06AM

I got an anacs ef40 for @500 about a year and a half ago.

DAN

paigowjohnny · January 1, 2004 3:58AM

ANACS VF-35...got off ebay for around $560 I think...

bohica268 · January 2, 2004 12:58AM

PCGS XF45. Bought it and a 1914D last year to complete my circulated Lincoln set. Paid $850 total for the two coins.

dpoole · January 2, 2004 1:32AM

I got a 1909-S VDB in VF-20 from a local coin shop in August of 1991 for $361.40, and swapped it to Spooly for some other stuff in April of 2002.

I got a spectacular MS66BN version from Superior in March 2000 but overpaid; sold it to Spooly again in 2002, who later crossed it.

I got my current MS66Rd version from a Heritage Signature Sale in April of 2000. It's coming up for auction at Superior's Pre-Long Beach sale later this month along with the rest of my Lincoln Wheaties.

I suddenly realize I'm going to be without a 1909-0s VDB for the first time in 13 years! WAAHHHH!