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http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-S-VDB-...em567c55de2b

Size just looks wrong and the mintmark is way too clear.
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 Posted 10/01/2015  4:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
True, but the position seems to be basically correct for Die #1 - difficult to confirm much of anything without close-ups.
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 Posted 10/01/2015  4:21 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Cascade to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
What the heck is it being held in/on/by?
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 Posted 10/01/2015  4:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add KevinLaw to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It looks to me like it is legitimate, but it could seem kind of fishy. If you were considering buying it, I wouldn't suggest buying anything where legitimacy is in question, it just isn't worth it.

Best of luck!
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Drew is not thinking of buying it. He's put it on here for a consensus review as to it legitimacy and if found to be an obvious fake we all report it

Have you created a welcome thread?
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 Posted 10/01/2015  5:25 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Tim Stroud to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I have to agree with added MM. I don't like the discoloration around the "S"
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With those pics, I would not touch this coin with a 10 1/2 foot pole!
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Disagree. Don't see any discoloration other than a bit of dirt accumulation. MM position (enlarged) is correct for Die #1. An enlargement of the VDB would clarify, but otherwise, I think this is OK.

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I'm no expert on Lincoln Cents, and I'm not ready to declare it a fake and report it. However, the discoloration around the mint mark seems like a real red flag to me.
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Looks closer to Die #2 to me, mint mark level with bottom of 9s.
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Whoa! Looking at those listings... I guess I will be at least one coin shy of a complete series. ;)
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 Posted 10/02/2015  12:01 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Parklane64 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Interesting, but pictures aren't good enough.

Wait until you see a good one that's got provenance.
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