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1909-S VDB , I Want To Buy This Coin, Any Thoughs?

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 Posted 03/18/2013  8:08 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add kijiji2012 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
i guy here in my town has this for sale , I want to buy it , is it good?, he is asking 450

1909-S-VDB-,-I-Want-To-Buy-This-Coin,-Any-Thoughs?

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 Posted 03/18/2013  8:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rachums107 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The surfaces on that one are funny looking. I would stay away from it
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 Posted 03/18/2013  8:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add seal006 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Agreed. If the coin surfaces look in hand like they look in the photo, I would steer clear. The mint mark does not look right either.
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 Posted 03/18/2013  9:28 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Fatman to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That penny is fake. The S looks wrong and in the wrong position.

Check it out on the PCGS counterfeit link here: http://www.pcgs.com/News/Counterfei...incoln-Cents

I want one badly but this is a fools penny.
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 Posted 03/18/2013  10:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coop to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Get familiar to what is real and the others will stick out like a sore thumb.
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 Posted 03/19/2013  07:37 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add sel_69l to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Detail is not sharp, indicating a copy from an original.
It is possible that not even the seller knows this.
Compare with coop's various pictures of the dates and the VDB: note how sharp they are by comparison.
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 Posted 03/19/2013  08:57 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add chris12018 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Run Forest Run!


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It is possible that not even the seller knows this.


I would grade it VF from the pics. With a F grade valued in Red Book at $1050 & the seller asking only $450, my guess is the seller knows it's a fake. JMHO.

You could always take it to a dealer for another opinion.
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03/19/2013 09:05 am
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 Posted 03/19/2013  09:36 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add kijiji2012 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
most think its fake so will just pass on the coin,, and I wanted to have it looked at guy sayed I could take it and he'd come with me , but I dont drive any more and the coin deal is one town over,,.. , the guy made a statment that he only want half of what the book says? I still think iam going to pass,, he should me a 1955 double die also, what should I look for on that , I will try to get a pic of that one also, as I will be seeing him today
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 Posted 03/19/2013  10:07 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add solotime to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
1955 double die can be worth some large amounts of money. But the thing is, you should buy a coin graded by a third party if planning on buying an error coin or something worth a lot. Like that Wheat cent you just posted does look strange. I would pass on buying it.
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 Posted 03/19/2013  6:35 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SteveCaruso to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I concur: This is a fake.

Good move staying away from it kijiji. :-)
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 Posted 03/21/2013  1:04 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Happy2appy to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I don't know if it's a fake or not but the surface doesn't look right. I would stay away from it!
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 Posted 03/21/2013  3:05 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Parklane64 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
To reiterate: Stay away from this coin and this seller!

Safety first!
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