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Message:: [QUOTE="jfm9561, post: 2403894, member: 78247"]Admittedly, I'm new to this forum. Also a newbie when it comes to coin collecting. I'm primarily interested in Lincoln Cents. So anyway, I recently obtained a 1909-S Indian Head as a raw coin, and I'm interested in thoughts/opinions regarding the authenticity of it. I don't have any particular reason to doubt it's authenticity. Prior to purchase, I examined what I understand to be some of the key features--such as the curvature/placement of the date, where the bottom arrow points to the edge of the rim and the location of the "S". Speaking of which, really the only thing that gave me the slightest pause is that the S seemed a bit flattened. However, I compared it with a number of PCGS & NGC certified 1909-S coins with what looked like a similar amount of wear, and the wear pattern of the S on my coin looked very comparable to the certified coins. Unfortunately, the scanner I'm using only has a 1200 dpi optical resolution, so these are the best images I can provide. I tried using a higher software resolution to enlarge the S, but it ended up blurry. The coin also looks a bit dark, but I did not brighten the photos because the color as is, is pretty close to the actual coloration of the coin. Thanks in advance for any insight you all can provide. [ATTACH]495821[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]495822[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]