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ghousejr Valued Member United States 148 Posts	Posted 04/27/2024 5:30 pm Came across this 1909 VDB while going through a $50 bag of pennies. Could this be the Matte Proof? Its features are very very detailed for this old of a coin with a wider rim, also the inner rim is a very sharp drop to the face of the obverse and reverse. It can also stand very easily on its rim. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/27/2024 6:19 pm Definitely not a matte proof. Report this Post to the Staff
ghousejr Valued Member United States 148 Posts	Posted 04/27/2024 6:35 pm Well darn .. really thought I had found something special. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 04/27/2024 6:42 pm @gho, I think that finding a 115-year old coin in circulation is pretty special! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
ghousejr Valued Member United States 148 Posts	Posted 04/27/2024 6:49 pm I agree that it is most definitely a special find for being circulated. I just really thought that it was special in the sense that maybe it was a matte proof. I mean from what I gathered on that specific coin, I really thought I had it. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94666 Posts	Posted 04/27/2024 9:33 pm yes, just a regular business strike - the fields are too smooth - the matte proof has a texture to it like it was lightly sandblasted.. here is a PCGS Example: https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin...b-1c-bn/3300 Three were only like 1194 matte 1909 VDB proofs made, the chance of finding one is a bad is extremely remote. And I wish I had one too. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/27/2024 10:29 pm Why did you think this was a matte proof? Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73595 Posts	Posted 04/27/2024 10:55 pm Not a Matte Proof. Still a nice coin though. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187544 Posts	Posted 04/29/2024 11:51 am Quote: Not a Matte Proof. Still a nice coin though. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19930 Posts	Posted 04/29/2024 7:17 pm The dies are brand new in 1909, virtually all of them look sharp. This is definitely not a proof. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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