The 2012 Red Book states $2000 for a 1909S VDB in only Mint State 63 which is very high. Does not indicate color. Coin World November 2011 indicates 1909S VDB in Mint State 65-Red at $7000. How about $5000?
The last 20 sold by Heritage went for between $4600 and $6300. BTW, if you are that into coin, you need to join Heritage. It is free and you get a lot of benefits beside being able to bid on their coins - most prominently, the pricing. They have sold 200 MS-65 RD 09-S VDB's.
MAN! I wish I had that kinda money to drop on a coin! Such a beauty, but Maybe, if I sell my whole collection, I can get 1/10 of a MS65 1909-S VDB like that!
You make me want to cry! I accidentally put one into a parking meter, so I cut the head off and later on the prison guard made me eat 50 hard-boiled eggs. Nice coin! Chris
You could say it is silly to spend that much on a coin so widely saved, and so available. (Let's not even talk about what a 66RD or 67RD sells for.) For me, it was a boyhood dream. I upgraded several times to get there. I'm older now and it feels okay. Shoot...you could blow that on a nice vacation or wedding. But it isn't really spending if you can get a lot back later or maybe even do better. The tricky part is convincing the wife. Lance.
Nothing, for several reasons. 1. I already have one in AU-55 (old PCGS slab so no color attribute but it DEFINITELY would be a brown). 2. There are other coins I would prefer to have. I could get two nice (F/VF) 1790's coins for my type set for that amount of money. 3. PCGS and NGC(?) no longer guarantee the 'Red' color attribute since the coins WILL tone in their slabs. Buy a 'Red' and you've got an RB in about 20 years.
Oh please. That's just silly. I'm sure this has come up before and doesn't need rehashing. PCGS still guarantees copper color for coins bought and graded prior to 2010. Their reason for changing their guarantee is because copper is less stable and therefore riskier to PCGS, financially. Particularly because red copper is much more highly valued. Lance.
I consider the 1909 S VDB to be the cornerstone of any Lincoln cent collection. If setting out to build the entire series, why not have the most capitol into the keys as all other dates put together. That is just one collecting strategy, but it seems to be the conventional wisdom that we are taught. I wanted to step up and own an example in MS 65 but I opted to buy this one in BN and paid 3100 in 2009. Nothing against the guys that like the RED ones, God bless them for being the keepers of the pure. I seem to be drawn to a coins that have full details but have a bit of toning that separates it from all other examples. Robec actually has the best photos of this coin, but I did my best. As far as Lance's coin goes, its the BOMB! What dreams are made of. At 100 years old I suppose it's color is pretty stable, and if not He gets to walk the earth with it while it is red and get the satisfaction of that while he is here. That's obviously worth the money for him and I support that. JMO Matt
you have some great coins there :smile hope to get one myself one day before i die, i always love the lincoln cent since i was a child
Not if you store it properly, i.e. multiple layers of protection, controlled temperature, and a sacraficial copper cent near the slab. These turn when collectors don't take the proper precautions.
