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1909 VDB Lincoln Cent Grade

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 Posted 07/08/2024  12:09 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list
Pics too dark to see surface details clearly.
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 Posted 07/08/2024  12:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Reivers_Jewels to your friends list
This looks like a beautiful coin to my eyes, even if the pictures are a little dark. The fields look immaculate. On the obverse, the only points which concern me are the scratch on Lincoln's right shoulder and the repeated marks below the bow tie. On the reverse, I see tiny nicks in U1, the N of ONE and in the left wheat lines, as well as an extremely minor rim ding hardly worth mentioning.

I think the minimum grade you're looking at here is MS-65RB. *If* the obverse nicks are not that noticeable in normal lighting (or if they look exaggerated in your picture), then I think it would grade MS-66RB, but no higher.
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 Posted 07/08/2024  12:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Errers and Varietys to your friends list
I'm thinking maybe MS-65.
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 Posted 07/08/2024  1:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list
Even in these dark pics there is evident scuffing in the left obverse field.
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 Posted 07/08/2024  1:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ijn1944 to your friends list
Difficult to accurately asses given the dark nature of the images--likely somewhere in the MS64-65 range.
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 Posted 07/08/2024  3:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add idk12345678 to your friends list
looks MS63 RB at least it is a problem free coin unlike 90% of the coins posted I see on the grading forums
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 Posted 07/08/2024  4:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Maine Member to your friends list
Images are a bit dark, but that is a nice 09VDB. I think it would hit 64RB for sure.
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 Posted 07/08/2024  6:20 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add BadThad to your friends list
65RB
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 Posted 07/08/2024  6:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list
I am astounded that so many of you have offered grades on these dark pics. A full 2/3 of the obverse surface cannot be seen clearly, it's just deep muddy brown.

Am I wrong? Do you disagree? How can you grade from a dim 1/3 of a coin's surface?
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 Posted 07/09/2024  10:22 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add IndianGoldEagle to your friends list
I agree with Frog photos too dark to accurately grade this one.
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 Posted 07/09/2024  12:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add panzaldi to your friends list
cant see most of the surfaces. repost with better light
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 Posted 07/09/2024  12:52 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Morgans Dad to your friends list


We All would appreciate Better Posted Photos, Please...

PS, The Reverse is Awesome !!!!
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 Posted 07/09/2024  4:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add BadThad to your friends list

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How can you grade from a dim 1/3 of a coin's surface?


The pics aren't that bad. I've seen enough of these to make a grade guess. It has no major hits and I can see the cartwheel luster. The reverse is outstanding. On a bad day this might be a 64.
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