Pictures Of My 09-S VDB

Guys if it's within your budget, you can pick up a low grade 09-SVDB for a "reasonable" price. I feel very strongly they're about to on another upward run. And to my knowledge (correct me if I'm wrong), they've never gone down in market value. It's a solid, smart buy IMO.

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How much?

And how much was yers?

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Right now gray sheet is $685 for a Good. Mine is MS-64 RB and I paid $2500. There are a LOT of sellers out there asking ridiculous prices. They can be had for gray sheet, which pretty well matches closed auction prices. You just have to do a little hunting.

Beautiful coin.

You picked it up at a great time IMO. Lincolns seem to be rising in price in preparation for 2009 and you can bet nice key dates like this will be going for a ride. It'll be interesting to see how much this coin goes for in, say, three or four years, especially if they take the plunge and do away with cents.

It's a keeper.

Maybe we'll get lucky and someone will raid grandpa's coin book and we'll find our VDB in that next roll of pennies!

Because of the huge price jump from 63 to 64, I'm actually thinking about selling it and buying a nice 63 Brown.

With the extra money I can pick up some very nice semi-keys.
Edited by - USArmyParatrooper on 08/11/2007 9:11:20 PM

Now that would be a mistake. That is one of the nicest 09S VDB's I've ever seen and I go to 2 to 4 coin shows a month. Getting rid of that is nuts. You'll never see one like that again and if you do it will be in a price range that you wouldn't believe. You just have to remember the anniversary of that coin is coming up and with that it is predicted by many that the original, like yours, will sky rocket.

Now have you thought about cleaning it to make it shine more. Hope you know that is a joke.

Keep that coin. Just think in the future there will be so few like it and as something to hand down to future generations, can't beat that.

Carl, thanks for the input. You really think it's that nice of an example? I'll try to post some more accurate pictures of the obverse later tomorrow night. In the obv picture I posted it looks more red than reality. But the reverse photo is pretty accurate.

I'll definately rethink dowing a one point downgrade.

As I said I go to 2 to 4 coin shows a Month. I have 10 complete sets of Lincoln Cents. There is an 09S VDB in each and I have a few spares of that also. Been collecting for a long, long time. Your 09S VDB is one of the best I've ever seen. It is much better than all of mine. You have to remember, they don't make them anymore. No one knows how many are out there. You too may never see one like it again. You would really be a fool to let it go.
Of course if it is to nice for you, you could just send it to me for a Birthday Present. Not really my birthday, but I'll change it for that coin.

You should definitely keep it. I wish I could buy a nicer one. I have a VF+. I have owned a few: as low as a G4 and as high as AU50. MY 1914 D is only a G6. I miss my 1955/55 and my 22 Pl Die 2. They were AU55 and VF respectively.

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What is a good price for both the 1909 and 1909s in each condition?

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The Gray Sheet ask price is pretty accurate. You just have to pay attention in the MS grades whether they're referring to Red, Red-Brown, etc.

The BEST way to price any coin is to make a Heritage Auction account (it's free), and then look at recent closed auction prices. MAKE SURE you pay attention to eye appeal and which grader certified each coin. Factor in which grader (if any) certified the coin you're interested in, and then factor in the eye appeal of the coin. At this point you have a very accurate picture of what's a fair price.