Ebay listing for a Lincoln Cent collection, BUT! is the 09S-VDB a fake?

MarkW63 · June 3, 2021 7:20PM

Looking at the different size fonts, especially the "E"s in united states of American
I'm not the expert (again) but it doesn't look right.
Is it real, or fake?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/174791357929?hash=item28b26075e9:g:A8EAAOSwzGRguYmV

LanceNewmanOCC · June 3, 2021 7:39PM

no good

bolivarshagnasty · June 3, 2021 8:05PM

If that period is next to the D, it’s not in the correct place. That period should be centered between the D and B .
edited to add… S is bad as well.

MarkW63 · June 3, 2021 9:14PM

Lets try this.
Here is a cropped picture of a genuine 09S-VDB.
Look at what I call the three "E" s in United States Of America.
Look at them from left to right, the E in United being #1
the E in America being #2
and the E in States being #3
Look at the lower legs of the E's
Note that its my understanding that there was only one die used for the reverse of this coin (???)
Look at this picture at the bottom legs of E's then look back up to the top at those E's.
The #1 E in the collection has a downward angle (Bad) #2 E has an upward angle.
I've been paying a lot of attention to those E's and those cross bars of the A's.
Look at the cross bar in the two A's in America, look at the different angles opposed to the genuine one.
When I see those differences is when I can see some of the other slop in the fonts, notice the lack of opening in the A's above the cross bar as opposed to the genuine one?
Look at the two legs of the R in America, look how close they are on the one in the set as opposed to the genuine one?
Now for me at this point most of all the fonts on the reverse don't look right, was there only one die used for the reverse of this coin? (I did say its my understanding)

MarkW63 · June 3, 2021 9:25PM

@bolivarshagnasty said:
If that period is next to the D, it’s not in the correct place. That period should be centered between the D and B .
edited to add… S is bad as well.

And to me that period looks to be to much beneath the loop of the D, but its not a great picture either!

blaircountycoin · June 3, 2021 11:22PM

How many different languages does it take to say no.

ricko · June 4, 2021 6:10AM

I would pass on that one....All the reasons listed above....Cheers, RickO

WAYNEAS · June 4, 2021 7:22AM

Thanks for the heads up.
I too would pass on it.
Wayne

MarkW63 · June 4, 2021 7:45AM

I almost always made new threads for these ebay listings, but this one isn't a questionable fake/counterfeit but rather a brainless listing for such a rare coin.
One really bad picture of the coin in a coin flip, a picture so bad that you can't even tell what kind of penny it is much like any detail.
The seller has ZERO feedback, which is an absolute No No to be new to ebay and start your first listing with a choice item before you build up any feedback at all!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/174791352431?hash=item28b260606f:g:GkoAAOSwb-pguYXi

Its been said by many people on this forum that if your looking at these types of rare coins there is better places to look,
like,
Penny Lady or
Angel Dee's