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Roll Call..How many of you own a 1909 S VDB?
Ogden
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When you did you buy it, how much did it cost and what's the grade? List multiples if you are lucky enough to own more than one.
I bought mine raw in 1998 for $700.00. Graded by PCGS as MS 64 RB.
Ogden
I bought mine raw in 1998 for $700.00. Graded by PCGS as MS 64 RB.
Ogden
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rainbowroosie April 1, 2003
Wondercoin
You have tooooo much money!
rainbowroosie April 1, 2003
Actually, way too little of that - just tooo many coins
Wondercoin
Dan
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Problem for me is the price VS. the scarcity. Seems there is great demand for the coin, but it is not terrible scarce by any means. For that price I want something that not everybody has.
Just me though and I would still like to own one for bragging rights.
Tyler
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Don
With all the history behind this coin a person could write a good sized book.
It's funny how many folks that know nothing about coins know of the 1909 S VDB.
I wonder how many people joined the hobby because of it?
"Severely Damaged"
That ANACS. They sure know how to make a coin sound 'bad'.
peacockcoins
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"Severely Damaged"
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Yes, but it's still a cool one.
I think since I've been a little boy (50's) I have wanted this coin. I was lucky to get one with a reasonably high grade of MS 64 RB. No hope for Red.
John
Some coins were advertised for sale and I went out and looked at them. At the time I was buying some coins and selling a few too. I paid more than dealers but only coins I enjoyed.
I bought a few and later went back and bought some more. He was tired of low offers he had had and since I had offered hom fair prices he brought out some indianheads (which I bought) he had several BU 49s Dimes and Halves I also bought, but not all of them.
I didn't like Lincoln cents and he said he had some. I told him I wasn't interested as i just didn't collect them. He finally and said he would give me a great price. $90 for the set. I finally relented and said I would look at them. Of course I saw the 09S vdb and bought the set.
Later at home I was looking them over and one coin was out of place. Turned out to be a 14 D, so the set had 2 1914 D cents.
That weekend, at the coin club, I sold the 09 SVDB for $95. Subsequently the gentleman died and I ended up buying the complete set back although I cannot remember the price.
To this day I still have the set.
I also have a 09S in fine or so and a nice XF. I think one came from the first set I bought and the second when I rebought the set after he passed away.
One thing I also remember about the $90 set is a 1922 No D. It was a very clean VF plus. I sold it to a shirt tail dealer, the the same weekend I sold the S VDB. I am thinking the price was $55.
I have always regreted selling that coin.
OH Well!
Ogden
John: I bought one of the MS66RD coins a few years ago from a dealer as an NGC-MS66RD. It was truly a lovely coin and crossed on the first try. I then bought another around a year ago at public auction already in the PCGS-MS66RD holder. It was high end for the grade and I figured I would pick the best one to keep between the two coins and sell the other. Easier said than done
I also had a PCGS-MS65RB which I consigned to the Heritage FUN sale (Lot 4736).
Wondercoin
P.S. I was offered a PCGS-MS67RD 1909(svdb) for around $25,000 a few years ago and passed on the coin. Talk about stupid - I should have sold my 66RD, 65RB and a few other things and just held on to that one
It could rival one of those 1913 Liberty Nickels!!!
Ogden
David
Looking at the coin I sometimes wonder why it isn't graded higher.
I will, though, gladly take a donation
2) I've got one in inventory
3) I've also got one for show 'n tell that has an added mint mark. (No it ain't for sale)
Got quoins?
John
Mark
Steve
I also have a circulated one (around XF-45-Au-50) currently submitted to PCGS that I bought raw to send in for the quarter free submission. I dont plan on keeping it, but hated to waste the free submission tier.
jim
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Paul
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DAN
My first tassa slap 3/3/04
My shiny cents
The half I am getting rid of and me, forever and always Taken in about 1959
I got a spectacular MS66BN version from Superior in March 2000 but overpaid; sold it to Spooly again in 2002, who later crossed it.
I got my current MS66Rd version from a Heritage Signature Sale in April of 2000. It's coming up for auction at Superior's Pre-Long Beach sale later this month along with the rest of my Lincoln Wheaties.
I suddenly realize I'm going to be without a 1909-0s VDB for the first time in 13 years! WAAHHHH!
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Everything is linear if plotted log-log with a fat magic marker