Price Of A 09 S VDB What Would You Do

There is not a whole lot of traffic (65 views) on the street to my VF-20 1914-D I have in "Pocket It Now" (until Sunday when it goes on ebay)...it has a "twist" to it ..."rotated die" that is, easily seen in the ANACS Slab pictures. My asking price is below Numismedia FMV too!

I would rather a CCF member purchase it versus someone I don't know.

If you can save $1000, you can save $5000. I say wait until you can afford something in the MS range.

Part of the reason was that there was controversy over VDB at the time, so a lot of them got saved. Same story with the "no cents" V nickels - they're the lower mintage, but are more common in high grades because they were saved.

It's also famous, which means it comes to market more often. Price appreciation gives more incentive to an owner to sell. Semi-keys have appreciated less than the famous keys, so owners reluctant to let them go and effectively lose money. Also, if you're a dealer who just bought a collection, 1909-SVDB the first one you're going to try to flip because it's the fastest way to get your money back out.

Other series are similar. 1916-D Mercury dimes are widely available in low grades (though VF-AU are genuinely scarce). There are a whole bunch in FR2, AG3 and G4 available on ebay all the time. The same is true of 1921 and 1921-D. If you buy a collection of Mercury dimes, those are the three that get pulled out. Heck, all the rest might end up in the melt bucket if the dealer is impatient. But if you start looking at the semi-key dates in nicer grades it gets interesting. Dates like 1926-S or 1925-D in XF or AU are priced much lower than 1916-D in FR2, but good luck finding a nice one!

Personally, I'd spend the extra money and get a good one. The S VDB is an expensive coin - so if your in for a penny, go in for a pound (no pun intended). Also, as enworb said, the S VDB is the centerpiece of any lincoln set, so it would be a good idea to have the centrepiece really stand out.

I was in a similar position to you a couple months ago in that I needed a key Australian commemorative florin to complete a type set. In VF, the florin is worth about $350, but in Aunc its worth about $500. I figured that if I was going to spend that much on a coin, I might as well go out and get a great one for a bit extra dough.

At any given moment there are about a roll of svdbs on ebay. That makes it barely scarce.

Possibly true but we should all remember that this is one of the most counterfeited coins in the world. Just how many are fakes? How many people have a fake in their possesion and don't know? Unless it is slabbed and even then with all the fake slabs around, it is really a chance today on getting one that is real.

yeah I would put it in a slab

With me most people that look at my #1 set say "Is that one real?"