Found A 1909 S VDB Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC In The Wild! - Page 4

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mikem007 Valued Member United States 318 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 8:39 pm I dropped one of your images into Photoshop, zoomed, cropped, which helps get a larger image without too much pixel distortion. Hopefully this helps you all. Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 9:16 pm I'm going through my change jar tomorrow. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5668 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 9:23 pm Still hard to see the crossbar on the B, but everything else looks legit. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 9:42 pm Guess so. Don't understand why the slanted cross bar is not clear! Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3642 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 9:47 pm I started collecting in the early 1960s. I can't remember a 1909-S VDB in the wild even back then, and they weren't all that expensive back in that day. In our family hardware store business, we pulled every pre-1940 cent out of circulation back then, and I ended up with an AG 1914-D, several 1922-D (strong mm) and 1924-D cents. The rare 1909-S turned up and an occasional 1931-S, but I didn't find either of those. If genuine, you have a remarkable find. Given the apparent grade (or details grade), I would suspect that it re-entered circulation from a stolen collection or from a family member who didn't grasp value in an estate situation. I'm eager to hear the result of the TPG submission. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 9:55 pm You speak for all of us. Personally, I'm skeptical. Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 10:10 pm Skeptical here too. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19945 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 10:37 pm I don't much care about the VDB, the focus should be on the mint mark. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 03/27/2019 06:43 am it looks to have taken a hit which is normal for a circulated coin. The MM Position is perfect, position 3, and has the correct die chip. I'm with the authentic group. Report this Post to the Staff
PilcrowsCoins Valued Member United States 111 Posts	Posted 03/27/2019 08:17 am It's a great find if real. If it is, I think it will get a cleaned check mark. There looks to be a lot of pink/light purple hues on the coin. Look forward to the result though. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 03/31/2019 1:32 pm This would be an incredible find if it turns out to be genuine. Best of luck to you! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Edited by CoinHunter27 03/31/2019 1:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 03/31/2019 5:47 pm That has got to be one of the greatest change finds of all time! I once saw a metal detecting video where someone dug up a 1909-S VDB, but this one looks a lot nicer. Congratulations! Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7618 Posts	Posted 03/31/2019 5:56 pm Your coin was most likely deliberately placed in circulation within the last few weeks by either someone trying to "jump start" a collector (like yourself) or by a thief who spent it as he had no idea as to what he had stolen. I hope it was the jump start scenario! If so, it's "mission accomplished"! Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5772 Posts	Posted 03/31/2019 9:57 pm Congratulations on a great find. Don't see how the obverse scratch will be anything but "details" grade. ps. I wonder........ The Great American coin hunt is coming up.(April) I wonder if this find is a precursor to it? Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Edited by Petespockets55 04/01/2019 7:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jmkendall Pillar of the Community United States 1590 Posts	Posted 04/08/2019 1:38 pm My first thought was one of sorrow for the person who, probably collected it, then had someone else take all the coins out of the folder to by a candy bar, cigarettes, or a beer.... Report this Post to the Staff
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Found A 1909 S VDB LWC In The Wild!