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Valued Member
United States
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Hey All, I think this is the 1909 VDB FS 1102 doubled die. Can anyone confirm this for me? Also, What would you grade this coin?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I need to see some closer view of the LIBERTY and the date. There is a normal coin that has similar die chips. Here are images of a side by side of the want to be die chips to look like 002:   So close images of these areas would be a great help. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think you have found it as well, congrats! (#jealous)  I'm seeing 3 of the known Stage C obverse die markers for this variety and on top of that it's a gorgeous mint state coin! I'll let the more experienced members chime in but it looks like the real deal to me.    Edited by JDRMCB
11/02/2017 12:40 am
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Moderator
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The throat scratch is actually part of a die clash not a scratch at all. John1  |
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Valued Member
United States
484 Posts |
Ah Yes, Clash! sorry bout that, I ve only been collecting for a year and a half so I am not very good with the lingo! This is exciting though. Paid $33 on ebay, so I hope it comes out being the 1909 VDB FS 1102! |
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Fingers crossed  John1 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Here is how the 1101-normal-1102 side by side to see the differences:   |
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Valued Member
United States
484 Posts |
Coop, In your opinion, do you think it is 1102?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Yes. The SW corners on the LIBERTY are the convincing thing to me.  Creating these images made me note that more than the die chip issues. ( Look for the doubling and not the markers) |
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Awesome! Thank you so much everyone! I think I am going to get it graded since the consensus is that this is the 1102.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There are a couple of marks by the bow tie. If they are damage it will hurt the grade. So see if they are incuse?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Grade-wise, I'd say 64RD.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
616 Posts |
I concur, MS64 RD.  But we all know that with TPG's it's all about keeping the population percentages desirable for the registry set collectors as well as keeping the value of the particular variety from depreciating too much within a grade and the grade immediately below it. So you might be pleasantly surprised or utterly appalled when you get it back. IMHO.  I've got my fingers crossed for you. |
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BTW, to my knowledge, PCGS is the only TPG that will attribute the FS-1102. NGC will not because it hasn't made it onto their approved variety list yet. And of course ANACS will pretty much attribute anything you send them.  |
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Here's the current PCGS Pop Report for the FS-1102....  |
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Posted 11/02/2017 12:28 am
