Post your Lincolns!

The one I posted is an RPM. S over horizontal S. It's listed in the CPG.

 

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LoL! That explains the mint mark font (fonts), Sweet!

 

Here is a different 1909 S Lincoln. What do you think? Genuine or not?
Jim

 

There you are LoL!
Genuine!
Its also what could be called the early type 1 with the shallow valley "N" in UNITED

If you draw a line across the upper part of UNITED over towards the left Wheat Ear, you'll see what looks like a narrow looking football, or a pill caplet. Notice there isn't one of them anywhere else on either Wheat Ear.
This isn't an official diagnostic detail, but if you look you'll see it in the same place on all the Genuine 09-S and SVDB's.
Its just something I've learned to look for.
The Wheat tip have good points at the tips.



Here is my 09SVDB reverse.



Here is a 1909P-VDB, this is a recent addition to the one I already had, the other has the normal Philly mint style reverse or type 2, this one has more the style of the San Francisco minted SVDB or it could be called type 1, but notice that little football looking detail in the left Wheat Ear?
Once I learned that they were in fact two different reverse types of these I had to have both in my collection.

 

@jesbroken
Not known what part of the country you're in, I thought you may have went to bed, I mean its 1:45am in my home town.

 

The 58 was bought in a $50 roll on feabay. Definitely made my money back on that one. More photos of the roll later tonight.

 

Please stop handling coppers!!!

 

There is no problem handling coins by the rims. None whatsoever. Never had one handled by the rims come back Questionable.

 

I don't have an "s" but I do have a very pretty 1909p-vdb

 

Well, holding the coin by it =s reeding there isn't a problem, sounds silver to me.
I'm not of enough knowledge to debate this, but I'm thinking we were talking about "coppers"?
I'm of the understanding that salts, sweat, on the edge of a copper coin could start a reaction and spread over a longer period of time.
So, I get salty finger prints on the edge of a copper today, it may not show any signs for 5 or 10 years.
Maybe its different with LARGE silver?

 

I acetone my fingertips to remove oils and moisture before touching my copper.

 

Not me. I just handle them by the rim and I guess I'm very lucky or lack finger prints.

 

I lay out a satin cloth, then handle the coin with a clean credit card...maybe a bit over the top, but that helps eliminate rim stains especially on proof coins, and yes, handling them with fingers does cause a reaction which will show up years later, especially on copper.

 

Can those future reactions be eliminated by soaking in distilled water?