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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Seriously? That's the find of a lifetime if genuine....which can't fully be determined from the given pictures. However, I see nothing that is suspect but I can't say 100% it's authentic....it looks like a #4.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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and he is submitting it to NGC for grading for me! Keep us posted on that.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I can't say much based on the poor photo quality, but my eye is immediately drawn to the MM. Does the S appear to be extra sharp compared to the rest of the details?
Anywho, I hope it's real. Great find.
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 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Man I hope this is real. When I tell people the one coin I would like to own sometime in my lifetime, I say it is a 1909 VDB S.
I have wanted one of these since I was a kid and I am now 44 (soon to be 45).
I may break down and buy one before it is over, but I would love to find one in a manner similar to this or via metal hunting.
I have a nice, used Whites Spectrum XLS I obtained from a good friend of mine and I am just learning the ins and outs of it now
that warmer weather is here and I can get out and use it.
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Valued Member
United States
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 great job on your find . I hope one day to stumble on one . |
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New Member
United States
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I am so happy for you! I wish I had hung on to my first strike of halves when I was beginning to search rolls (I normally search halves and pennies, but I do buy the other coins from time to time). A few yrs ago, I bought a box of halves for $500, just over half had 40% and 90% with the rolls so old the address on the wrappers did not have a ZIP code, but said 'Chicago 40' I turned that into just about 500. That was one awesome case of beginner's luck!
Now, I think I have gone through about 7 or 8 boxes with very little luck. We live in the sticks, so I have to travel a bit to get to a major city. When my husband goes on vacation this summer, we'll take a day and hit the banks all day long. Take what we can use, re-wrap the rest, turn it in, then go to next bank...It'll be a long but fun day.
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New Member
 United States
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got it back today from NGC! VF Details - Scratched. Very excited to have it back with me.
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United States
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Very nice! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It took eight months to get certified?  Someone has been sitting on this for a spell. Glad to hear that it is legit, let's see the slab images! Edited by oih82w8
12/13/2012 3:38 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Excellent find, drugis.. and, they say.. there is no such thing as unsearched wheat's...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just when you start to tire of the time you've spent searching roll after roll, bag after bag, a post like this comes along to keep you hoping.
Thanks and congrats.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Details holder or not, that is the FIRST genuine SVDB I've ever heard of someone finding in a bag. An extremely rare and virtually impossible find. CONGRATS!
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Posted 04/16/2012 4:38 pm
