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<p>[QUOTE="mycohopper, post: 734074, member: 21377"]<span style="color: Red"><span style="color: Black"><b>Fake 1909-S VDB:</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: Black"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: Black"><img src="http://i34.tinypic.com/15gouxc.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></span></span><b><span style="color: Red"></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: Red"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: black">How to distinguish this particular fake from an authentic coin:</span></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: Red"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: Red">Red </span></b><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: Black">- The "E" and "R" are completely different than that of an authentic coin. The </span></span>width of the lines of the "E" should be consistent and sharp. The tail of the "R" should not hook downwards - it should flow to the right.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: Lime"><span style="color: SeaGreen">Green</span> </span><span style="color: Black">- </span></b><span style="color: Black">The tips of the wheat stalks should be pointed - not cut off.</span></p><p><span style="color: Black"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: Black"><b><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue">Blue </span></b><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: Black">- The tops of the "N"s should not be rounded upwards - they should be flat.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Black"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: Black"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Black"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: Black"><b><span style="color: Yellow">Yellow </span></b><span style="color: Black">- The right side of the "V" should be wide at the top and gradually thin towards the point, at the bottom. The middle line of the "B" should be angled upwards - never straight across. Also, the initials "V.D.B." should be slightly off-center, favoring the left wheat stem. The dot between "D" and "B" will be exactly centered to the left and right wheat stem (and like blue_oxen stated, that dot should be half-way between the "D" and "B", not favoring either one of them).</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Black"><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue"><span style="color: Black"><span style="color: Black"></span></span></span></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mycohopper, post: 734074, member: 21377"][COLOR=Red][COLOR=Black][B]Fake 1909-S VDB:[/B] [IMG]http://i34.tinypic.com/15gouxc.jpg[/IMG][/COLOR][/COLOR][B][COLOR=Red] [COLOR=black]How to distinguish this particular fake from an authentic coin:[/COLOR] Red [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=Red][COLOR=Black]- The "E" and "R" are completely different than that of an authentic coin. The [/COLOR][/COLOR]width of the lines of the "E" should be consistent and sharp. The tail of the "R" should not hook downwards - it should flow to the right. [B][COLOR=Lime][COLOR=SeaGreen]Green[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=Black]- [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=Black]The tips of the wheat stalks should be pointed - not cut off. [B][COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]Blue [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=DeepSkyBlue][COLOR=Black]- The tops of the "N"s should not be rounded upwards - they should be flat. [B][COLOR=Yellow]Yellow [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=Black]- The right side of the "V" should be wide at the top and gradually thin towards the point, at the bottom. The middle line of the "B" should be angled upwards - never straight across. Also, the initials "V.D.B." should be slightly off-center, favoring the left wheat stem. The dot between "D" and "B" will be exactly centered to the left and right wheat stem (and like blue_oxen stated, that dot should be half-way between the "D" and "B", not favoring either one of them). [/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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