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Show me your 1909 S V.D.B.
ifthevamzarockin
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Please only post the S VDB 
Any grade and please post both sides. Graded or Raw
I don't have one in any grade. 
I have been thinking about getting one and want to see yours. 
I have been looking at them over the last year but haven't found anything that speaks to me and says "take me home."
I'm thinking I would want one in the AU58 to MS64 range, but may look at anything in the XF45 to MS65 range.
Not a buying thread..... I spent all my money on X-Mas
Since I don't have one to start the thread I found this sexy one on CoinFacts. 
MS-66+
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It’s my icon, raw VF or so. Here are bigger pics:
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
Wow, a clip too! Thanks for posting!
Although I have never owned one I found one in a box of Wheat Cents I was going through for someone.
It was a shoe box full of cents and I would guess there was around $50 worth in it.
I went through the whole box with no great finds, I got down to about the last 30 coins and there it was.
It was a nice coin with good color in about the low AU range but it had graffiti, If I remember right it said "Bert"
The person I found it for was super happy!
I'm not sure what they did with it.
Appears to be a woody, too. Nice.
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879--18 April 1955)
Well that's just an outstanding example!
Thanks for posting @lkeigwin !
Have a Merry Christmas!
Mr_Spud
@MrSpud I'm seeing double!
Thanks for sharing!
Here’s mine in 65BN CAC
@ThreeCentSilverFL Super nice! Thanks for sharing!
The wreath is a nice touch, Merry Christmas!
This was one of my favorite SVDB’s. The ex-Pete Miller monster. I wondered who was the lucky new owner. ❤️
- Bob -
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- Bob -
MPL's - Lincolns of Color
Central Valley Roosevelts
Here's mine
Update 1/3/22: Copyrighted images that I no longer want to share here. Sorry,12 forum members who gave me a Like for my coin.
mr1874
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879--18 April 1955)
@robec Wow, some nice color and woodgrain too!
@mr1874 Thanks for posting! Looking forward to more photos.
@alpha33 Sweet!
Thanks for posting, if you get a chance add the reverse shot to your post.
Posted many times, but I enjoy sharing it anytime I can. Photos done by Mark Goodman.
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@coinbuf When ya got it flaunt it.
Nice! Thanks for sharing!
Here’s mine. PCGS/CAC 30.
@skier07 Looks like a little woodgrain there.... nice!
Thanks for posting!
I think I will go ahead and order Gold Shield for my S VDB. I'll never be able to get detailed enough pics by doing the imaging myself.
UPDATE: Not in a hurry to get Gold Shield (12/26/21). I was mildly surprised at the results I got doing some imaging myself. Not the greatest of pictures but certainly not the worst.
UPDATE 1/3/22: PROVENANCE WILL BE PRESERVED. MY COIN WILL REMAIN IN IT'S ORIGINAL PCGS AUTHENTICATED AND GRADED HOLDER.
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879--18 April 1955)
PCGS MS64BN:
I'm in the same boat...thought about getting one though. Seems like a collector's standard.
@rays That's a nice one!
Thanks for sharing!
@CoinHoarder Very nice!
It sure looks better than a 61.
From the picture and vintage of the holder, probably worth re-submitting under reconsideration service,
From my personal collection...
The Penny Lady®
@ThePennyLady Dang girl, that's a nice one!
Thanks for sharing & have a Merry Christmas!
I submitted this back in 1992. I bought it raw for $500. I was present When some guy put it on layaway at my then LCS. At the time, I told my dealer if he ever had another 1909 S VDB that looked like that, I definitely wanted to buy it. When I came back a couple days later, my dealer advised me that the man decided he did not want to buy the coin. It was again available. I immediately snapped it up. I might send in for reconsideration one day, or send to CAC. Always wanted one of these coins as a young collector.
My MS65RB. I waited a long time for the "right" coin.
@Cocoinut Looks like it was worth the wait.
I'm waiting for the "right" one too.
Thanks for sharing!
This is my example. It is still raw since I bought it in 1988 from a Bowers & Merena auction.
(sorry about my poor pictures).
@Eddi The pictures are great and so is your coin!
Thanks for taking the time to post.
Merry Christmas!
I cracked this one from a PCGS XF40 holder to put in my Dansco album. I didn't have the guts to crack a PCGS 64BN.
@oilers99 That's a nice one.
I would have a hard time cracking a 64 too.
Thanks for sharing & Merry Christmas!
Thanks for creating this thread - lots of great 1909 S VDBs. Hope you do one for the 1922 no D crowd.
Lots of nice '09-S VDB's here! I was thinking about a nice circulated one for my Box of 20, or do an early MS Wheat Cent. Lincoln Cents from circulation was the first set I ever attempted as a kid (most people start this way) and this issue was always "The Holy Grail"...
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My favorite SVDB posted by others. I would be proud to put this one in my album. It's a great piece From LR obverse die.
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879--18 April 1955)
Sold mine, as I am liquidating lots of expendable coins and narrowing my collection down. When/If I add one again someday, it will be 63/64 RD/RB minimum. Hard to locate the perfect example with no distractions whatsoever. Maybe I'm just too picky?
I had the same problem, I had a clipped S VDB in an NGC 64RB holder that I could not bring myself to crack. When the circ coin appeared I downgraded so I could put it in my album and sold the 64. Here's the one I dealt away:
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
Some real nice ones!
@seanq That's a nice one, thanks for sharing!
Don't anybody jump off a cliff but from reading in Harsche one would know that seanq's raw SVDB is genuine. Parentheses seen in the quote below are mine:
"A variety of die deterioration of the No. 3 die (PCGS #4) exists wherein there was die erosion in the area of the mint mark and along the rim near the date and under the bust. This makes these areas appear grainy as on many of the S mint coins in the mid 1920's (especially 1924S). If the piece is a No. 3 low right (PCGS #4) mint mark and has this feature, it is genuine."
Detecting Altered Coins by Bert Harsche, Section on 1909-S V.D.B.,"Additional Clues", page 11.
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879--18 April 1955)
@mr1874
Dude! All this talk using an old reference that no one has a copy of and then saying die #3 is die #4 or die #6 is #1 that you have mentioned in other threads just confuses readers and kinda makes you look like you need to do a lot more research and pull your head out of the sand and accept current authentication standards.
Or are you just messing with me and playing jokes on my threads???
I have tried very hard to be patient and help you in every way I can. :'(
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@Twobitcollector Very nice, thanks for sharing!
Very Nice RAW example!
I'm ready to post mine, but I have to browse ALL the others first!
"I Prefer Dangerous Freedom Over Peaceful Slavery"
Thomas Jefferson!
Well, its down to mine now.
I'm totally happy with this coin for my album collection.
It was a hard one for me to come by at the time, I got burnt on the first go around with counterfeit.
Its been mentioned in other threads about well struck vs weak strikes of the designers initials, and if I had to pick on my own coin this would be the area, it has what I would say to be a "Weak Strike" in that area.
It came PCGS Graded CLEANED-XF Detail.
I paid $900.00 for it. It my judgement of CLEANED at best this one was gently cleaned and it gave me a higher grade of XF with a reduced price, that really helped at the time.
I used two groups of pictures for the coin, the full coin images I used a low end digital handheld camera, and open window lighting so it better shows the coin's natural color (in your hand view)
The micro shots were taken with the digital computer microscope that has HARSH LED lighting, but its the best I have for close up details.
Like others here this coin was a childhood bucket list coin, (I was born in 1957)
"I Prefer Dangerous Freedom Over Peaceful Slavery"
Thomas Jefferson!
@MarkW63 Nice coin & thanks for sharing!
It took you long enough to post your coin.... I was starting to think you were mad at me.