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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;carly, post: 3248890, member: 22109&quot;]As others have said I&#039;m not seeing the VDB either.&nbsp; But I am seeing the S mint mark, which looks to be very nearly directly beneath the zero. </p><p><br /></p><p>There were 4 noted die varieties of the 1909S-VDB and none of them had the S directly below the zero.&nbsp; However, die variety #3 of the 1909S regular does have the position of the S that seems to match your photo.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you have the ability to measure distance between the lower slope of the 9 (the portion closest to the mint mark) and the top left curve of the S?&nbsp; Die variety #3 shows it to be .80mm.&nbsp;&nbsp; All four of the VDB die varieties show the distance to be much smaller, from .29mm to .74mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reference I&#039;m looking at is Keys to the Lincoln, by Charles Daughtrey that has a bunch of close-up photos and all kinds of measurements and details about every die variety.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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