1909 S VDB High $ fake?

China and ebay: a great pair teamed up to wreck a great hobby. I don't think I'd spend more than fifty bucks on a coin on ebay anymore. Even fairly common dated coins are being counterfieted acrossed the pond these days.

 

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Just so people can see what we're talking about here:

 

What are you seeing that I am not. I have a completed auction y***m( 99Feedback score is 50 to 99) being the winner.

 

Was there an update from teh seller/ CU forum member Jack? Did he give any reasoning behind this? Or was he really out to catch a fish?

 

Seller cancelled transaction and returned coin to his consigner:thumb:

 

The "s" is to perfect. On real ones are smaller and not as simetrical

 

I agree. the s is too large and thin. I compared photos with a real coin.

 

You guys, I am amazed.

The S is not perfect at all, and semetry has nothing to do with it. This coin is so far from genuine it is scary the comments here. " great counterfeit" " good copy" etc etc.

There is but ONE shape and only 4 positions......this does not even come close. It is so easy to just google " SVDB " mintmark shape, it is all over the web.

Buy some books. While not at all attempting to be snobby, but c'mon gang, if you can't spot this, you need more work on your studies:smile

 

Yeah I spotted that auction before this thread and as soon as I looked at the picture that coin screamed fake. I've been collecting Lincoln Cents for 15 years and am shocked that was given a ND.