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It wouldn't hurt to get a copy of Leonard Albrecht's publication "Matte Proof Lincoln Cents 1909-1917" from 1983. That is if you can find it. They...
Is that Obverse/Reverse dies #1?
Ahh!! Stupid cursor. I didn't even notice that. I'll have to do a better "Where's Waldo" hunt for that next time. Thank you. :hungover:
Deefree is right on the money..
:) That's why I put them in circles around the markers in the first photo. Sorry if you can't make 'em out.
Larry, if you want to have someone to look at that will offer an unbiased professional examination, why not contact Kevin Flynn?
All known VDB's have these two markers. There are more, I've just only done these so far. A die scratch from the shoulder to the field toward the...
The way I'm reading is this is Obverse die #3, with the possibility that die #2 coins were caught and taken out of the population. It looks like...
What exactly are you wanting to see? Do you want to see several VDB's with matching diagnostics? Post #89 shows a diagnostic from 7 or 8 coins.
Here is the follow up thread. It looks like this really wasn't a new die, just a re-discovery of die #3 listed in Leonard Albrecht's pamphlet from...
Here is the thread by one of the co-founders of the 1909. Charmy (The Penny Lady) found another one around the same time....
The rims of this 1909 are very nice, they are still not cut razor sharp like an MPL's rims. There is a definite difference. The true tell is still...
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Easily spotted on the PCGS coin. The NGC coin is tougher, but there are some beveled areas. Both are beautiful MS67's
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