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Need Guidance As To The Approximate Grade Of My 1909-S VDB

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 Posted 07/03/2025  11:29 am  Show Profile   Check Pacificoin's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Pacificoin to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Glad you got it authenticated.
What's questionable colour ?
I will help here , if you are just a minor
submitter collector or dealer .bang questionable !
One of the power house dealer / auction houses ..
a no questions asked MS65 + Gem worthy of the finest collection. Unreal original toning !
The whole grading , authenticity game is filled with
frozen cow pucks !
Stated just to stir the pot!
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 Posted 07/03/2025  11:40 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinForMe to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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It seems like them calling it questionable shows ignorance, fear of commitment, or both.

I agree! If they can't decide, why compromise a coin rating with a non-conclusive decision, such as "UNC Details because of Questionable Color"?
Edit to add this: Pacificoin, you are spot on!
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Well on the plus side you have a coin deemed "Genuine". On the minus side you have a coin considered "UNC- Details" which basically takes the value of an MS-60 coin and cuts it in half for many collectors. In reality this coin will be worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. Some may consider the details grade as a negative and offer half of the MS-60 value. Others may Like the eye appeal of the colorful toning and offer a premium which could range from $2300 in MS-60 to $5200 in MS-65. Myself, I would place it in the mid range UNC (MS-63) With a value of $2800 and with the details designation I would be a buyer in the $1500 range. Others may feel differently.
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PacificCoin for the win.

Just look at all the obvious work done by Mountain Mike that straights https://www.ebay.com/str/mikesmountainvalues Not claiming they look bad but NOBODY happens upon so many toners - unless of course, they are a color artist.

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