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Did I Get A Fake Coin?

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I went to a local coin show on Sunday and decided to spoil myself with the little money I have. I bought a couple of proofs and this 1909 VDB cent. After placing it in my album, I noticed that the VDB is way too small than the pictures that are online. Did I get a fake coin? Hope not

Sorry for the bad picture again

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 Posted 12/08/2015  01:26 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SilverStackerKid to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Obverse pics please?
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 Posted 12/08/2015  01:42 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinHuntingDrew to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
No one would counterfeit a 1909 VDB, and definitely not being this worn out. You are fine.
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 Posted 12/08/2015  01:42 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinHuntingDrew to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
How much did you pay for it? I usually buy these from $0.05 to $3 all the time.
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 Posted 12/08/2015  01:44 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Hello There to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Guess I overpaid a lot than. $8 for this one...
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 Posted 12/08/2015  01:50 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Hello There to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Managed to get a better picture.

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 Posted 12/08/2015  03:09 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CopperCastle to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Not fake. Don't feel bad, I paid $20.00 for one of my 2 examples.
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 Posted 12/08/2015  06:50 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SpaceMaNy0 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I paid $7 for a similar looking vdb. Don't feel bad, if you wanted it it was worth it.
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Graysheet "bid" Is 10$, so no, you didn't overpay based on the market.

Could you have gotten a better deal? Yes....if you shop around you can get things below market.

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 Posted 12/08/2015  11:08 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinCollector2012 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks good to me.
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Genuine, VG8, may have had an old cleaning.
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 Posted 12/08/2015  11:28 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add moxking to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It looks quite happy in your album. No hints of a problem as far as authenticity is concerned. A VDB is always nice to own, and $8 isn't so bad.
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Thanks for the feedback everyone.
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like others have said probably not fake. You can get nicer examples for just a little bit more money at most places but not a bad place holder for now. I think I paid $20 for one in Au58-MS61 recently
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