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Message:: [QUOTE="Bill H., post: 4729873, member: 85881"]In addition to all the experts writing about diagnostics and yearly design modifications (which were great and very informative) I SERIOUSLY DOUBT that a 1909 s VDB would survive long enough in circulation to have that much wear before being plucked by a collector of some type. From what I've read about the history of the coin, they (along with most of the other first year Lincolns) were snatched up pretty quick by the public. Remember, up till that point, there had never been a historical subject on any U.S. coin. At the urging of President Roosevelt, that began to change the look of coinage and voila, we have beautiful coins like St Gaudens double eagle, Indian gold, buffalo nickel, SLQ, WLH and the list goes on. So, while it's possible a a coin like that may have been passed around for 40-50 years. I kinda doubt it.[/QUOTE]