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Pillar of the Community
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I went to a local coin show on Sunday and decided to spoil myself with the little money I have. I bought a couple of proofs and this 1909 VDB cent. After placing it in my album, I noticed that the VDB is way too small than the pictures that are online. Did I get a fake coin? Hope not  Sorry for the bad picture again   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No one would counterfeit a 1909 VDB, and definitely not being this worn out. You are fine.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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How much did you pay for it? I usually buy these from $0.05 to $3 all the time.
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Pillar of the Community
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Guess I overpaid a lot than. $8 for this one...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Managed to get a better picture.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Not fake. Don't feel bad, I paid $20.00 for one of my 2 examples.
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Valued Member
United States
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I paid $7 for a similar looking vdb. Don't feel bad, if you wanted it it was worth it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Graysheet "bid" Is 10$, so no, you didn't overpay based on the market.
Could you have gotten a better deal? Yes....if you shop around you can get things below market.
Edited by westernsky
12/08/2015 10:26 am
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Moderator
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Looks okay in those photos.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Genuine, VG8, may have had an old cleaning.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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It looks quite happy in your album. No hints of a problem as far as authenticity is concerned. A VDB is always nice to own, and $8 isn't so bad.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for the feedback everyone.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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like others have said probably not fake. You can get nicer examples for just a little bit more money at most places but not a bad place holder for now. I think I paid $20 for one in Au58-MS61 recently
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Posted 12/08/2015 01:42 am
