To Slab or Not - 1909-S VDB

Every time I tried to sign up for PCGS 'Collector's Club', the form to send in your coins looks just too intimidating and I just couldn't do it. Should I take the plunge? I know I need to buy me a better camera and the tripod and all that, and sorry for the little orange food particle in the picture. This coin is really 'RAW' and I had been tempted to clean it but everyone says NO!!!!

 

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Jeez man... you really need to start buying from reputable sources if you are going to buy coins of this caliber. This one is a fake.

 

You gotta be kidding me

 

Sorry but no... wish I was

 

Educate us. Show us how you know. I know nothing about them.

 

I do not think he is. I cannot guarantee it, but it looks like a fake to me also. Hopefully you can return it.

 

The VDB looks wrong (both the second dot and the B), the N in United looks wrong, and the S looks wrong (angle and serifs). Try comparing it to this thread https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-to-tell-if-your-1909-s-v-d-b-is-real.78043/

 

Mint mark and date too "fat" for the condition. Also the VBD is a known style for counterfeits, with the middle bar on the B horizontal rather than slanted.

 

Good thing I asked before I wasted more money. Now, let me go find that old Colt revolver....

 

Heh, just make sure it's not a non-firing replica Just teasing

 

I tend to agree with the rest of the group. It looks fake to me. Sorry.

 

any key date(s), in my opinion, should be a slab coin ( those also have a chance to be a fake, but requires a bit more work in making so ) ...

but buying a coin not in a slab, your are really taking a chance. unless you know at how, to pick out a fake from the real thing .... =0/

 

Buying a raw key or semi-key is like playing the lottery. You could win, but its highly unlikely. Slabbed is the way to go.

 

I think someone added the letters VDB to a 1909-S no-VDB coin. The fatness of the date, mint mark, and other lettering could be attributed to a worn die. But the letters VDB are just all wrong. The V is funky, I don't see any dots after the D and B, and as Numismat said, the B is too horizontal. Check out this page.

 

Not feeling the love here. And we are VDB Coins! Please buy CERTIFIED keys, especially the S-VDB.

Best Regards,

George

 

I agree with @John Anthony.

 

This ain't no non-firing replica, it's going down brother.

 

Sorry, but I don't see anything that says okay.

The horizontal B (center bar) is a known characteristic.

 

Hopefully you have a sense of humor.