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Something About These 1909 S VDB's Scream "Fake" To Me.

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-S-VDB-...em23553b4928

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-S-VDB-...em3cff045ea3

The reliefs seem to be too strong, and the date area on them just don't seem to match up on authentic ones.

The first one seems to not match any of the S mintmark locations as I've seen posted.



And this one is just obviously a counterfeit. The S mintmark is completely off and is too large.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909s-VDB-1...em2803e27a56
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The last link you posted,the guy said he got in his change at a gas station. lol
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The first one is gone, hopefully for good.

The second one is hard to tell because of vague pics. Seller avoids scrutiny with poor photos.

Third one..even the VDB is wrong.
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All look fake to me. Even scarier, the Chinese are getting good at creating dark brown patinas. I'm wondering how they do it.
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You should've put a picture of the 3rd one up so I can see, now I can't...
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The first one looks like Die #3 to me, but the VDB is too blurry to contirm, so I would say possibly OK. The second one looks OK, probably Die #3 or #4, but pics are too small to be certain. Could not be sure of which coin to look at on the third link.
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You should've put a picture of the 3rd one up so I can see, now I can't...


Sorry, forgot to put images of all 3 of these.


Coinfrog, look at the fonts of the dates though.
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The fields are another dead giveaway. They are too clean; meaning they have little to no nicks, scratches, etc.

It's almost a dead giveaway.
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