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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ldhair, post: 803453, member: 11540&quot;]This is a story of grandmother&#039;s coin collection, found in the attic. One of the few I know to be true.</p><p><br /></p><p>About 10 years back a great friend came by and handed me several old Premium cards, some called them coin boards. He wanted to just leave them with me but we took a while to look at the Lincoln card. The hole for the 1909 S VDB and the 14 D were empty. He was shocked at what those two coins might have been worth. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now for the bad part. The Lincoln set and a Barber dime set had scotch tape across every coin in the holders. The tape was yellow and so old that it was falling off and turning to powder. Every coin had glue from the tape stuck to it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Late that night I had my first chance to take a better look. If not for the glue the Lincoln set was really nice. Several VF- EF coins in the set. The first coin I took out of the holder was in the 09 S hole. Guess what was on the reverse. The&nbsp; VDB,&nbsp; just in the wrong hole. That made for a really fun phone call to my friend. </p><p><br /></p><p>Every coin got a few acetone baths and that removed most of the glue with no rubbing. The OP coin came out the way you see it. You can still see some of the glue in the date image. Didn&#039;t notice that till now. It&#039;s a problem coin for sure but one with quite a history. I can see the old gal finally finding an 09 S and putting it in the holder. </p><p><br /></p><p>Premium cards were made in the 30,s and 40,s. Joseph Oberwise &amp; CO started it all. If you filled the Lincoln card and took it in you got $3 to $5 for the set. That seems crazy in todays times.</p><p><br /></p><p>David Lange wrote a book on these. Looks like something really fun to read. Below is an image from an old Ebay auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;<img src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r209/ldhair/Fun%20pics/BjyliQCGkKGrHqIH-CIEs8u4hQ9BLU4GIyL.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r209/ldhair/Fun%20pics/Bjyl5qwmkKGrHqIH-CoEs8WQHPmMBLU4GWJ.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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