I wouldn't knock Nebraska that much. Back in the 80's I worked for a contractor at Offutt AFB. I thought that Omaha was a nice city. There are...
Nice way to supplement your coin budget.
I'm positive your coin isn't what you think it is. See, all our comments aren't negative.
I noticed that too when I looked the coin up on the PCGS site.
The S doesn't seem to fit any of the four obverse dies. It's closest to #3 but not close enough to the 9 in my opinion. Better photos would...
If everyone would fingerprint their coins there'd be no need for bar codes and certification numbers on slabs.
Maybe it will solve the Jimmy Hoffa case.
https://www.pcgs.com/news/counterfeit-vs-authentic-1909-s-vdb-lincoln-cents
When I purchased a raw 1909-S VDB a number of years back I definitely researched what to look for. I matched the date/mint mark to one of the...
Coins that are slabbed as RD can and do tone in the slab. So it's entirely possible that a coin in a current RD slab would not regrade as RD...
The font looks off when compared to other real PCGS slabs.
With gradeflation these days in a few years the TPGs may straight grade coins like this.:banghead:
The last one you linked to is proof details.
I doubt if his coin will be difficult to sell.
Given the nice clean obverse and nice luster I can see someone paying $10K for it.
This coin hands down. Take away the scratches and this would be a high grade coin.
Earlier this year an unc details coin sold at Great Collections for $8775.
Even with the scratches a nice looking coin.
Definitely not flawless.
Nice set! Are you going to add the T1 SLQ to expand your set?
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