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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice find!  You know, there are some here that would say this is a totally impossible, never ever ever find in a roll search! Thanks for keeping the dream alive!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1204 Posts |
Why anybody said any about the vdb on the reverse ? Btw what a find , serious I would be more proud to fill the hole on my album with this one if I was the one who found then with th one that got on ebay for sure ! Edited by Ricardocody
11/08/2011 04:11 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Absolutely NOT. There's won't be anything left of it. This poor coin has seen enough. I'm not saying you should sandblast the coin. That white stuff has got to go IMO. The reverse would be clearly discernible and the obverse would still show enough of a date. The horrible orange blob look that one would usually abhor would be a step up in this case. I actually doubt this coin has been circulating for 102 years. It would have been thrown away long ago. It was probably dug out of the ground by someone somewhat recently and the person just decided it wasn't worth keeping. I would still have kept it, hell, it's probably worth at least $1. Great find though. You might be the only person this decade to find an 09-S out of a roll, I haven't heard of another, just metal detecting reports. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
3039 Posts |
The previous owner probably set it free to die on its own rather than killing it. RIP  |
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Valued Member
United States
136 Posts |
You hit the lottery? Down to 483,999. Wonder what condition the others are?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1003 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1003 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2805 Posts |
I'd clean that. Maybe there's a VDB under the scunge :O
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
4208 Posts |
Wow - thats certainly got character. I like coins liek this because it shows its age and it isn't prohibitively expensive to acquire. I went looking for a value and found this 1909s on completed listings for £70 - now, call me crazy, but that looks a lot like a VBD to me. http://www.ebay.com/itm/USA-Lincoln...047675.l2557 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1130 Posts |
What do you think that would be worth in its current state? Great find!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1109 Posts |
I need that coin for my second Lincoln set. I'll give you $5.00 and a Hot Wheels car for it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1130 Posts |
I was thinking the same thing as skyshark. $5 would be great.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I need that coin for my second Lincoln set. I'll give you $5.00 and a Hot Wheels car for it. Been digging playgrounds now that the ground's thawed? :P |
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Posted 11/08/2011 04:03 am
