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Valued Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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VDB on shoulder? Wide rims? Overlay to see if space is correct. Check for known MM locations.
Edited by coop
08/10/2018 6:42 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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That last picture sure does look like smashed/flattened 0
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm thinking that it's from 1919. Although, it's one heck of a tough call though, since it's very worn down from circulation.
Errers and Varietys.
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Valued Member
 United States
252 Posts |
I think it has it on the shoulder. Please look at pic. Also, is this oldie even sellable?  |
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Moderator
 United States
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The definitive diagnostic is your observations of Lincoln obverse bust at the shoulder ... there should be remnants of the designer initials there if this is a 1919 dated coin.
Those initial will not have worn away at this level of circulation wear.
What do you see?
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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After enhancing and reducing the photo supplied, It looks like a 1909 no VDB to me, or it could just be my imagination..  |
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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If that's the right shoulder, it's 1919. Sorry.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2775 Posts |
V.D.B. on shoulder should narrow it down. Overall pretty rough shape. Thanks, Doug.
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Valued Member
United States
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Here are some additional pics of the bust. I don't see anything that resembles the designers initials. Maybe you do!   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Thanks for the new pictures Chavez.
I can't see any sign of the initials either.
Also not having the DBV initials is not an indicator as there
were more 1909S cents minted without them than there were.
with them.
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Moderator
United States
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I see them.... this is a 1919-S Another factor is that the distance between the nines is less on a 1919 than on a 1909  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm with '19-S all the way.
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Pillar of the Community
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1919 just doesn't make sense after looking at the pics. How does a "1" transform into a circle? And yeah, drawing VDB looks like it fits but damage can look strange - what's that word? PAREIDLIA? Just throwing it out there - don't kill the messenger!   |
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Valued Member
United States
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Dang. Oh well. I just went through 30 rolls of wheat pennies from my inlaws and found another 1909 penny. Its in somewhat better condition. I don't see the initials on the shoulder as well. Maybe you coin scientists can locate it like NSS-52
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Moderator
United States
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Mark, look at the distance between the nines in the date.
The subject has the narrower distance, just like a 1919.
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Posted 08/10/2018 6:20 pm
