'09-S V.D.B question

fishguts

Hi fellas

I have a question, the kind that some here probably hate, but please bare with me.

Need to know the approx value of a S VDB that has been graded as VF Scratched obverse. It looks like to me the type of scratches (2) that occur from hastily removing a coin from a 2 X 2 and getting some "staple love" across the chest area of Lincoln's coat or suit jacket. Maybe a teeny bit deeper. They are not horrible looking and in fact are not seen immediately.

Sorry, no photo, but if you feel like it, take a stab at a value for me?? Thanks!

commoncents05

If I were selling it, I would feel lucky to get $600 for it. I would sell if for the first offer over $500 I got.

-Paul

commoncents05

Double post.

SmallTownCoins

Coin should sell for the 650/700 range...

tightbudget

It'll be a tough sell but you should be able to get around $500-550 for it. Problem free ones usually go for around 1.5x that so I think that sounds about right.

renomedphys

Ugh, this is just another reminder to me why I can't handle dealing with problem coins. I get that gnawing, pit of the stomach feeling that others seem to be immune to. Then again, it is what it is, and will probably make somebody happy.

mr1931S

2/3 the price of problem-free sounds about right....

IF the damage isn't so repulsive as to cause you to run away from the coin in horror,all the while contemplating "swirly justice" as fit punishment for the one who created the damage.

mrpotatoheadd

This one sold for $350 in 2007:

Jcarney

<< <i>This one sold for $350 in 2007:

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That needs to have a blowtorch taken to it.

mrpotatoheadd

<< <i>That needs to have a blowtorch taken to it. >>

I would imagine the buyer of the coin might disagree.

Jcarney

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<< <i>That needs to have a blowtorch taken to it. >>

I would imagine the buyer of the coin might disagree. >>



Lol! Yeah, I think you may be right. Definitely not something you'd want to take home to Mom, though.

fishguts

Thanks for the replies, gentlemen. Coin is from a friendly dealer in my area. Good guy. It looks great in the slab, but he's asking $640.00 We plunked down 300 so far but now I'm having buyer's remorse. May have to reconsider.

Thanks again, everyone.

originalisbest

If he's a good guy and you want to remain on friendly terms with him, see if he can offer you something else for the $300 you've already committed, or the full $640, or whatever he might be willing to do.

I am assuming in this scenario that the amount of $640 isn't the problem, but rather the coin's iffy quality.

Perhaps you can find a gold coin to buy at around that level, maybe a little additional $ to buy that piece, etc. It's what I would try and do rather than back out of a deal entirely. Of course, this is assuming he's a dealer that will have other stuff that interests you.

Good luck!

fishguts

I definitely would rather a coin that is problem free. Wish I had a photo but that would be poor taste to ask to photo it. We (my son and I) are at our limit and he (dealer) says he's into it for X and X is close to 640.00.

Bochiman

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<< <i>This one sold for $350 in 2007:

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That needs to have a blowtorch taken to it. >>



That's a coin that needs to be doctored in such a way as a ripped chair/couch or a damaged painting should be.
Not doctored in a way to fool people, but so it would look better, raw, in an album. Maybe laser etch "doctored" into the edge

renomedphys

<< <i>Maybe laser etch "doctored" into the edge >>



That coin looks like it has leprosy. Good luck trying to put back what's fallen off already. And seriously, how could you hide it?

fishguts

Thanks for the input, everyone. Coin is completely back in dealer's hands (actually, never left as it was only a deposit). They guy was very cool about it and in good faith, I chipped away at a couple 30s and 40s Wash quarters from his inventory.

Thanks again!