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Pillar of the Community
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"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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I personally like the eagle better... Although the wheatie would be nice, I just like the design of it better.
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I would buy the eagle, and wait for a better 1909 S VDB IMHO.
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12/01/2015 6:55 pm
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I guess it would depend on why you are buying it. If you are in it for an "investment" the key date coin will always be in demand. The gold will rise and fall with the spot price of gold. For that reason alone I would go with the VDB cent.
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Fully concur with davec13 input... are you a collector or an investor?
I suspect investor ... which is truly OK if one admits that numismatic purchases are being made in hopes of a long term price appreciation.
No doubt that a collector needing the key date 1909-S VDB cent would not need our advice on which to select.
IMHO ... you need to decide your collecting objectives and choose accordingly ... we can not in any way do that for you.
David
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The Wheat cent would most likely be the better investment in my opinion. Gold is gold and it is treated and valued only as that. The Wheat cent is always easily recognized, highly popular, easily sold, and will most likely always increase in value. |
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Go with the 1909s vdb. Definite the better coin because of its rarity and value
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I collect almost anything, but do not attempt to complete a series. The 1909-S Indian eagle combines features I like, such as bullion metal content, branch mint, and good design. They are readily available, but so are 1909-SVDB cents. I will buy stoppers in almost any series where I see value, in preference to collecting the commons. For instance, the 1846 and 1863 Half Dimes. I will never complete this series, but I would buy duplicates of those if I had a chance. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Bedrock of the Community
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It's a tough call for sure. I prefer the Eagle, and I think the SVDB is overpriced, but I'm an old guy who prefers scarcity to popularity.
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The Lincoln but make him an offer in a private message. He might bite.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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The 1909 S VDB would appreciate more (unfortunately) unless the price of gold rises substantially, but I would rather own the 1909 S Eagle. It all depends on why you are contemplating this purchase.
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I would go for the eagle.
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I wanted to see everyone's point. My inclination is for the gold, but the 1909-SVDB is the icon of Lincoln cents. 50 years ago it would have been my objective when I was filling a Whitman book. Somewhere along the line I lost this book, which my grandpa had partially filled over 40 years with coins he'd found in circulation. Maybe it was stolen, maybe it was misplaced during a move, but I lost interest in doing it again. Thanks to this I can see the point of owning a 1909SVDB again. It's back on the list...though the 1922 no D fills me with dread...
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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1922 no D fills me with dread I wouldn't even consider this as part of a complete Lincoln set.  Myself, I would go for the gold but I know the svdb would be the better investment. The svdb population may be 3.5 times greater than the gold but I'll bet the collector population is skewed heavily towards the Lincoln. |
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Posted 12/01/2015 6:54 pm
