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| 1881 S Morgan Opinions
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Zurie
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 Posted 04/05/2025 5:56 pm
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| It looks like an attractive coin, but I don't think that holder is doing it any favors. If a lot of those marks over the face are on the holder, I would consider taking it out—it's not adding any value. |
| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading |
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| 1909 S Lincoln Wheat Cent Album #3
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Zurie
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Posted 03/31/2025 3:12 pm
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| Yeah, I don't see any hint of a VDB from the photos. The mintmark location and slant is an exact match for the S-VDB mintmark position #3, and it also has the raised dot in the upper loop of the S. But I suppose they could have used that same obverse die for some 1909-S coins as well. |
| | Forum: US Modern Coin Grading |
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| Need Help Attributing This 1833 Capped Bust 50 Cent Piece
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Zurie
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Posted 03/31/2025 12:19 am
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Nice photography! Better than the original pics, especially with your edge photos. Here's another thread from several year showing the use of a flashlight reflector to take images of the edge. I tried that a few years ago with suboptimal results. I don't recall seeing any reed markings on the edge of my lettered edge bust halves before. Not sure what that's from. They look pretty close together to be from a standard reeding process. Maybe post-mint?
http://goccf.com/t/197137 |
| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coins |
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| 1909 S VDB Lincoln Wheat Cent #2
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Zurie
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Posted 03/29/2025 11:01 am
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| The obverse photos look like the same coin, but one is rotated slightly. This one also looks authentic, mintmark position #4, obviously harder to see the VDB, but it looks okay to me. The hit on the date is in an unfortunate location, but I think it would also pass for a straight VF-20. |
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| 1909 S VDB Lincoln Wheat Cent #1
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Zurie
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Posted 03/29/2025 10:45 am
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| Clearly a genuine S-VDB, mintmark position #4, and has all the correct markers (dot in S, shallow N, and VDB looks right). Nice coin! The second photo is the same coin as the third photo, but the lighting must be obscuring the VDB somehow. I'd say VF-20/25, and I think the small gouges on the obverse would pass. |
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