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If someone is looking for a nice 1909, possible "s" penny, here it is.... I'm pretty sure I can see a light "s", but am unsure... Hopefully someone scoops this up & adds to their collection... If you do end up buying it & it is an "s", send me a smile!  BTW: this guy has some other nice coins too!  http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909vdb-Lin...em25a57835aa  Edited by aardspeed
05/03/2015 05:43 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Beautiful strike, but obverse rim damage.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My usual comment: For a coin in that price range and frequently counterfeited, NO SLAB, NO INTEREST.
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The non-S VDB isn't counterfeited.
The rim damage is a dealbreaker, though. Otherwise it would instantly have been my first coin purchase in a long time, because after a little conservation it's a slam-dunk 65 and a woody to boot. That guy is on my Recommended Seller list, and is a sharp numismatist. He's pricing it appropriately for the rim damage.
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Pillar of the Community
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This is what I saw when looking at the actual pic on the ebay website in the largest form....But once again, my mind wants to see something I guess...Did anyone notice a light "0" above & below the original "0" in 1909, or am I seeing things again?    Edited by aardspeed
05/03/2015 12:18 pm
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United States
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I didn't see anything before you pointed it out, but now it sure does look like an S.........head scratcher.
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United States
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Can't be the MM, so one needs to consider other possibilities. They're strongly-struck with these.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Could be the remnants of someones attempt to glue an "S" to a regular VDB.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If it was a 1909 S VDB, then the S would be far more apparent than what you see.
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Pillar of the Community
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Unsure if there ever was a "weak s strike" on the 1909 penny, but what I do see is in the right place & proper angle according to the pic below... May be worth someones' time to grab it & take the chance?  http://www.ebay.com/gds/Coin-Fake-D...93333/g.html |
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OR might even be a rarer O mint mark but faded due to age of O dies.  |
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Unsure if there ever was a "weak s strike" on the 1909 penny, but what I do see is in the right place & proper angle according to the pic below...
I just addressed that earlier in this thread. |
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United States
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IMO, it's an optical illusion. I just tilted my screen forwards and back, now you see something, now you don't. No "S".
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If thats an S then the 0 is an 8... Look closely under the 0
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