Fake 1909S VDB?

Does this look fake to you? It has the telltale signs to me. The dot after the D in VDB as well as the thin N in United. What do you guys think? I'm not sure about the S on the obverse.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1909-S-VDB-LINC...mQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item1e5974cfb7

 

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His pictures just are not good enough for me to tell for sure. Yes, the N looks good, but that VDB picture is just not very good. The second 9 in the date does not look right. My guess is that it is a fake, but I cannot say for sure from those pictures.

 

I'm not sure whether or not it is fake but I can tell you they are bidding real money on it. Brave souls...

 

I've sent a note to the seller telling him that it might be a fake and advising him to check on the telltale signs on the internet. The thin N is really what got my attention followed by the closeness of the dot to the D. The S just doesn't look right to me. I can't believe the suspicous nature of these coins on ebay. It almost seems that 75% of them aren't real. Even the ones with a certification (questionable as the certified authority may be) look fake. It is unreal.

 

I've placed the following coin on my watch list. It appears real to me and I want to see where the price is heading.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120503588313&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

Looks genuine, and seller is offering a no questions asked three day return policy so I guess you can't lose.

 

Here's an image showing the 4 mintmark locations and orientations for the S-VDB.

 

As noted NO RETURNS. That alone should make you suspicious.

 

Looks like a fake to me, but it is hard to tell from the pic.

 

The N in united looks wrong to me. Granted it's a bad photo.

http://www.varietyvista.com/Lincoln%20Cent%20Wheat%20RDV%20Changes.htm

 

I don't know which "N" you are looking at, but the "N" I see looks right to me. Aside from the fact the coin has been cleaned, there is nothing I can point my finger at and say "fake".

 

Hard to tell for sure from the photo, but looks like the deep cut version to me.

Of course keep in mind I still have a CRT monitor.

 

That it is not.

Been there and done that, in fact, I said so often that I could not see that Doug was about ready to send me a monitor, but when I could not see it well, I said nothing or merely that I could not see blankity blank.

 

I thought it looked genuine until I saw the up close shots of the mintmark. The S looks big and mushy to me, and the seriffs look curved instead of vertical. I would be very wary.

 

Quit yapping and send me that '58-D MS-66!

 

fake, how many are just selling because we have a better one just lying around?

 

??Lydia?

 

Cmon folks, you all should be able to look at that auction and see instantly it is a fake. Look at the shape of the mintmark.........

 

That's my wife. Her account. I've taken it over!

 

She buys and sells the fru-fru stuff. I buy and sell the coins.