09-S VDB and 14-D... real or not?

mrpotatoheadd

Not an expert on Lincolns, but I was asked about these two. Any opinions regarding authenticity?




There aren't my pictures and I can't provide others at this time, but any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

stealer

I don't collect Lincolns but I would be wary of the 09SVDB because the devices look off for some reason.

braddick

I think both coins are fine.

mkman123

these look like the ones my countrymen make by the barrelfuls in China. j/k haha

PerryHall

The 09-SVDB looks fake because of the style of the mintmark. The 14-D appears okay but it's hard to authenticate these coins without a closeup pic of the date/mintmark area of each coin.

Jcarney

They both look ok, but obviously having the coin in-hand is the only way to tell for sure. The 09s vdb looks to be a cleaned AU. The 14d a VF with some verdigris going on.

anoldgoat

It’s probably just me. Its kinda looking at a mannequin instead of a person, something isn’t right. The reverse is too flat. Are those pics from a scanner?

AMRC

Give me a blow-up of the mint mark, or take a look at the inside top loop of the "s" with a good loop, in the die chip there?

ambro51

Both are genuine

Rampage

The VDB does not look right to me. The 14D also look wrong to me.

ModCrewman

I'm far from a specialist in these...but they both look good to me.

RollSearcher

It could very well be the pictures, but something looks off on the 09 to me.

mrpotatoheadd

Totals so far:

09-S VDB: 4 good, 4 bad
14-D: 5 good, 1 bad

Not included above: undecideds

FWIW, the picture is a scan and the coins come from a collection put together from circulation in the late 30's/early 40's.

WaterSport

I am going with both good.

WS

IrishMikey

The 1914-D is genuine, no problems. The 1909-S VDB appears to be Die 3 at first glance,
and the spacing of the letters and dots in VDB are correct. It does look a little odd, which
might just be the lighting.

Jcarney

<< <i>The 1914-D is genuine, no problems. The 1909-S VDB appears to be Die 3 at first glance,
and the spacing of the letters and dots in VDB are correct. It does look a little odd, which
might just be the lighting. >>



I'd say the verdigris is a problem on the 14d. Don't the TPGs bag these as environmental damage? Yeah, I know...nothing really gets "bagged" anymore.

GrumpyEd

Need closer pics of the MMs to be sure.

The 14-d looks like it has corrosion around IN GOD.

CEOcoinshopcom

From the pictures, I'd buy both of them.
I say, both good.

mr1931S

'14-D looks genuine.S-VDB,I suspect is fake.

BillJones

I'd say that the 1914-D is genuine, but as everyone can see, it has problems.

The 1909-S-VDB is a tough call. We really need a close-up of the mint mark. I lean toward counterfeit because the relief (too low, design detail not a sharp as it should be) does not look right to me for this date, but I'm far from certain about that call.

johnny9434

the 14 d looks ok to me. im not sure about the vdb thou.

PerryHall

<< <i>FWIW, the picture is a scan and the coins come from a collection put together from circulation in the late 30's/early 40's. >>



How do you know this is true? I've seen modern counterfeits where the seller claims that the coin was in their family for many generations.

mrpotatoheadd

<< <i>How do you know this is true? I've seen modern counterfeits where the seller claims that the coin was in their family for many generations. >>

Because the coins belong to the wife of a friend of mine who inherited them from her father, and that's what he told her. I have no reason to doubt the story.

mrpotatoheadd

Here's a better picture of the date/mm on the 09-S: