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Opinion on 1909-S-VDB Real ??

SmittysSmittys Posts: 9,876 ✭✭✭✭✭

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  • renomedphysrenomedphys Posts: 3,819 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Gut says real.

    Gut says improperly cleaned.
  • ThePennyLadyThePennyLady Posts: 4,495 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Need to see a closeup of the S and the VDB to give an opinion. But in any case, yes, probably cleaned.
    Charmy Harker
    The Penny Lady®
  • LoveMyLibertyLoveMyLiberty Posts: 1,784 ✭✭✭

    Your pictures don't lend to verifying a legitimate '09-S.

    It appears to be Die #4 which is lower & more beneath
    the 0 in the date.
    Use a loop to see if the S has a tiny notch, or groove in
    the upper serif and there should be a die chip in the upper
    loop of the S. The S should be verticle and some appear
    to be in a slight depression.
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  • llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭
    It's spelled Reale! image
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  • partagaspartagas Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭
    Real or israel? Need better pics
    If I say something in the woods, and my wife isn't around. Am I still wrong?
  • LoveMyLibertyLoveMyLiberty Posts: 1,784 ✭✭✭
    It should look like this

    image

    image
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  • llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭


    << <i>It should look like this

    image

    image >>



    If that's the case, then the OP has a lot of tooling and whizzing to make his coin look like your coin! image
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  • LoveMyLibertyLoveMyLiberty Posts: 1,784 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>It should look like this

    image

    image >>



    If that's the case, then the OP has a lot of tooling and whizzing to make his coin look like your coin! image >>




    Hey, what else has he got to do?
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  • IrishMikeyIrishMikey Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭
    It appears to be a genuine Die 4. The image is pretty blurry, but I think I can see the die chip
    in the upper loop of the B in LIBERTY. Die 4 1909-S VDB cents are often weak in the VDB area,
    like this one.

  • My 1 cents, NOT real.

    Cheers!
  • SmittysSmittys Posts: 9,876 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>It appears to be a genuine Die 4. The image is pretty blurry, but I think I can see the die chip
    in the upper loop of the B in LIBERTY. Die 4 1909-S VDB cents are often weak in the VDB area,
    like this one. >>




    That was my big concern the weakness in the vdb area
  • At first it appears to be an added mint mark but on second glance I vote, real.


  • << <i>At first it appears to be an added mint mark but on second glance I vote, real. >>



    Right or wrong, when the entire area around the "S" is dark, I run for the hills!!

    That being said, I just bought a bunch of PCI morgans on a "hunch"!!!!!!! LOL!
  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,063 ✭✭✭✭✭
    On the reverse the "T" in United looks funny to me, I don't remember ever seeing one like that. So I will guess it's a fake just on that alone. Edited to say the "E" next to looks stupid too.
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  • ambro51ambro51 Posts: 13,945 ✭✭✭✭✭
    real. honest circulation wear and chatter
  • GrumpyEdGrumpyEd Posts: 4,749 ✭✭✭
    Long ago it was cleaned.
    It may be a real one, some have a weak VDB like that.
    It's tough to say from those pics but from what I see I'd send that in and hope for a genuine holder. image
    Ed
  • AMRCAMRC Posts: 4,280 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Added mintmark. Thanks.
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