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radatat Valued Member United States 492 Posts	Posted 02/26/2020 11:14 am Does the 1961 D cent have the vdb marking? Thanks Rich Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/26/2020 11:15 am A normal coin has it bottom left on bust. But sometimes grease fills it in or it get abraded away by mint employees. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
radatat Valued Member United States 492 Posts	Posted 02/26/2020 11:19 am ok thanks John. I have one and there is not vdb under high magnification so it must have been polished off the die. It is a nice coin with good features just no initials on the shoulder. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/26/2020 11:33 am John hits it on the head. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 02/26/2020 1:18 pm Quote: But sometimes grease fills it in or it get abraded away by mint employees It can get abraded away but it is not likely to disappear due to a Grease Fill because the letters are RAISED on the die. In order to lose them to Grease Fill you would have to lose the whole base of the bust. Report this Post to the Staff
radatat Valued Member United States 492 Posts	Posted 02/26/2020 2:32 pm Ok here are pics just for the discussion. Rich Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/26/2020 6:14 pm Polished/abraded dies,no added value. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7523 Posts	Posted 02/26/2020 6:32 pm with john1 Report this Post to the Staff
radatat Valued Member United States 492 Posts	Posted 02/27/2020 2:38 pm yep I agree also. just posted for the discussion. seeing more like that now that I have been advised by you all. Tks Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/27/2020 2:42 pm I can still see the affected area. Why do these disappear? The VDB is incuse on the coin, raised on the die. So when die polishing happens it get polished off the die. The weak or even missing totally. No premium for these. I remember a seller on ebay that used to charge medium money for these, but he finally figured out it was not a premium issue. (Just a die event) Report this Post to the Staff
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