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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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What a shame.  It could probably improve a little with some conservation but not enough to straight grade. I'd say it's VF Details. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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@Mark1959 they were sitting in the holders for many years sadly. PVC albums with slots for the coins. Obverse and reverse directly in contact with the pvc. Verdi-care would not help IMO... The PVC has already eaten away at some of the surface of the coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Man oh man, that is SAD. VF details, I'd send it to NCS although I have my doubts whether they'll even attempt to conserve it. I'm afraid the spots are permanent. Nonetheless, even a details SVDB is pretty valuable. Either way, the corrosion must be dealt with ASAP. But I'd use NCS first - if they refuse, you're on your own devices. GOOD LUCK! BTW - It looks authentic to me. I think I see the die chip in the upper loop of the S. That's my favorite diagnostic! Edited by BadThad
06/11/2017 10:34 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Wow that's horrible, it looks to be permanent  I would say VF-20 Details as well. It would have been a nice coin... |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3184 Posts |
yikes! The value of those just dropped quite a bit....sucks
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
So very sad indeed. Unfortunately coin collectors at the time were not aware of the damaging effects of PVC. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
Slight corrosion damage yes, but I don't think PVC damage.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 , More like corrosion than PVC damage .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5828 Posts |
Yeah, not PVC damage IMO.
A lot of my earlier lincoln cents came from my local pawn shop, I bought an old 1960s ish album made out of PVC. Those coins had almost a film on them, which went away after a couple treatments with acetone (i'll admit I used a few Q tips as well, not recommended for high value coins)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
887 Posts |
That is sad. I would still buy the coin, at a reduced rate of course, but it would still make for a good 09-S VDB.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19964 Posts |
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More like corrosion than PVC damage . One in the same, the degraded PVC residue contains hydrochloric acid which forms copper chloride (a form of verdigris). Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think I see the die chip in the upper loop of the S. That's my favorite diagnostic! Which S? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree not PVC damage, more like condensation at some point - perhaps stored in a high humidity area. Whatever the reason, a real shame.
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Moderator
 United States
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Ouch.  I agree with BadThad, the 1909-S VDB is probably worth the expense to send in for conservation. |
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