Coin #3 From A Friend's Father's Collection:1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent

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OldMoney Valued Member United States 97 Posts	Posted 06/14/2018 11:12 pm This, and what appeared to be it's evil twin (a counterfeit 1909-S VDB, not pictured) was the third coin from the collection that caught my eye. These are the best photos I have. I did not save an image of the counterfeit. Sorry. Report this Post to the Staff

two_tonevf35 Pillar of the Community United States 719 Posts	Posted 06/14/2018 11:18 pm Sweet, thanks for sharing these! Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7508 Posts	Posted 06/15/2018 12:14 am Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19935 Posts	Posted 06/15/2018 12:17 am Odd, the MM position is almost exactly where it is on my fake. This is a genuine VDB with an added MM: Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
oober Valued Member United States 467 Posts	Posted 06/16/2018 8:16 pm Doesn't look even close too yours Thad. OP's mint mark is quite a bit left of yours... Report this Post to the Staff
Johnathan55 Valued Member United States 128 Posts	Posted 06/17/2018 2:20 pm Time to put my incredibly poor image editing skills to the test! I took both coins above and ran a red line through the "0" in "1909." I'm not experienced enough in this hobby yet to say if that's a real coin (especially one that valuable!) but OP's coin does not appear to have the same mintmark placement as the fake coin. Hope I helped a little! Edited by Johnathan55 06/17/2018 2:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 06/17/2018 6:27 pm Comparison with real MM #4 shows nothing out of the ordinary. Source, and decent quick reference for comparison: https://www.PCGS.com/news/counterfe...incoln-cents Report this Post to the Staff
OldMoney Valued Member United States 97 Posts	Posted 06/17/2018 11:28 pm Well, my fried had the coin authenticated and slabbed, but its evil twin was sent back in a body bag. I sure hope we took the photo of the real coin! Too long ago for my memory. Anyway, the intent of this post and the previous two (1917-D SLQ and 1916-D MD) was to share some enjoyable moments and photos. I am currently helping another friend with his dad's collection. It is a lot of work, but it is loads of fun! Such a fulfilling experience when I can use my numismatic knowledge to help a non-numismatist friend determine which are the most desirable coins in their collection! Who knows, maybe I'll get them interested in the hobby? Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4588 Posts	Posted 06/18/2018 07:56 am Johnathan, comparing location of a fake isn't useful, given they are applied by hand, variations are to be expected. For a coin like this, where there are four known dies and the MM was applied to the die by hand, the alignment is one of the key diagnostics. What kbbpll did - comparing it to the known genuine - is the appropriate standard. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
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