Counterfeit 1909 S VDB Lincoln Cent

I think it genuine.. The b in vdb looks correct

I was called in from afar to take a look at this thread.

Without question this coin is a fake, and not a very good one. Comparing individual elements, such as the initials and the mint mark is kind of irrelevant when the entire reverse is completely wrong for the issue. That sharp inner rim - doesn't exist on real coins. The design elements don't come close to matching up with a real coin.

1. The wheat stalks are a bad copy of the real thing. The ends of the lines at the top are not correct, the grains are not the right size or shape.

2. The letters of ONE CENT are horribly wrong. They are crude and rounded off in relief. The real coins don't look like this at all.

3. The O in "OF" is badly misshapen, again showing this to be a crude copy.

4. The entire reverse design is very flat. Real coins have a dish-like appearance, especially close to the rims. This aids in striking up the design properly.

It's all wrong, and the more I look at it the more I find that's wrong.

Solves that.

It's great to see CC back at least for a bit... I thought that the reverse wheat stalks looked a little 'funny'.

I was sure and still am fooled

Careful Drew. You don't want to get Bobby mad again.

Sale is nixed.