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Is This A 1909-S ?

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 Posted 01/06/2008  08:11 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mycrob to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I know everyone says not to do this, but if you want to increase your chances of determining this date, I'd clean it with weak acid or even an eraser from the back of a pencil. The coin is already poor (lowest grade), so if cleaning it tells you the date, at least you know- you are not going to lower the grade any further, it is already a PR-1. Of course, you could clean it and it still will be unknown for sure. I've done the eraser method (very light erasing) on a few bad cents and was able to date them after not knowing before cleaning them.
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 Posted 01/06/2008  08:59 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add m9frank to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I agree with the idea of comparing with 09, 19, 29, etc. dates

I would be very happy to find this coin in a roll!
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 Posted 01/06/2008  2:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mahgobbi to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I tried freezing it in water and thawing it a few times. That did nothing. I think I'm done trying to figure it out. It really looks like a 1919 to me, but I finally just put it in the '09 slot for the kids and some day maybe we'll have a real one.
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 Posted 01/06/2008  3:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add livingdinasaur to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
amazon99, I don't think that is the case. I have a roll of 1919-s, and they have every thing from a good, solid "1", to nothing. There should be a "vdb" on the obverse, but it is so worn that it is pretty much doubtful. It could be either the '09-S, or the '19-s. The "acid} test would confirm, but destroy the coin.
Dick
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