What do you think about this 1909-S VDB on the bay?

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• fc Posts: 12,793 ✭✭✭

  December 8, 2009 10:17AM

  looking at the pics.. and not sure it is is real or not.. i feel that the
  coin is not that bad and would probably leave it alone.
  
  i also think i would rather just buy an example with a better look
  and graded by a tpg even if i had to spend 100% more.

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• tightbudget Posts: 7,299 ✭✭✭

  December 8, 2009 10:26AM

  Dunno. All I can focus on is the added S.

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• UtahCoin Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭✭✭

  December 8, 2009 10:36AM

  That S looks all wrong. Combined with what looks like PVC on the obverse, I'd run away.....

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• segoja Posts: 6,141 ✭✭✭✭

  December 8, 2009 10:38AM

  Raw Key Date Coins On E-Bay????
  
  Will we ever learn???
  
  At least there is a return privilege.

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• ambro51 Posts: 13,952 ✭✭✭✭✭

  December 8, 2009 10:40AM

  Just CANT manage to see the position of the middle period on the VDB clear enough on those pictures, thats the diagnostic....but the S looks too weak.

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• BobSav Posts: 937 ✭✭✭

  December 8, 2009 10:41AM

  Maybe it's just me but that "S" looks too small. JMHO
  
  

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• coinkid855 Posts: 5,012 ✭✭✭

  December 8, 2009 10:45AM

  The first thing that popped up in my head when I saw it was "added s".
  
  
  
  
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• mrpotatoheadd Posts: 7,576 ✭✭✭

  December 8, 2009 10:49AM

  Maybe it's just me, but it sure looks like the "S" was punched into the field- seems to be a very light circular "feature" around the mm.
  
  

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• OneCent Posts: 3,561 ✭

  December 8, 2009 10:52AM

  
  
  << <i>Dunno. All I can focus on is the added S. >>
  
  
  
  
  Got that right!
  
  
  edit: The MM Style/Font appears to be from a coin minted in the 40's.

  
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• bxb Posts: 805 ✭✭

  December 8, 2009 11:27AM

  You must ask yourself, why is a valuable coin like this not in a PCGS or NGC holder.

  Capecards

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• Silverstate Posts: 1,537 ✭✭✭

  December 8, 2009 11:50AM

  
  
  << <i>Maybe it's just me, but it sure looks like the "S" was punched into the field- seems to be a very light circular "feature" around the mm.
  
  >>
  
  
  
  Added S

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• TwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,625 ✭✭✭✭✭

  December 8, 2009 11:57AM

  The coin might clean up, but not as much as the seller did.

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• lusterlover Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭✭

  December 8, 2009 12:25PM

  The guy's got an '09 MPL in an OGH on his site as well. For the same money I would buy that instead. JMHO.

  pcgs.com/SetRegistry/half-cents/lincoln-cents-specialty-sets/lincoln-cents-basic-set-colorless-matte-proof-1909-1916/publishedset/102180
  https://pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase/2819

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