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<p>[QUOTE="RonSanderson, post: 2554086, member: 77413"]I took the plunge and put out some big $ (ouch) for a 1909S yesterday.</p><p><br /></p><p>While researching the coin, I went to Heritage, PCGS, and NGC to look at the recent price structure. I found the oddest thing - the rest of you probably realize this, but I did not. Here we have the population and value for 1909S VDB.</p><p><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/lincoln-cents-wheat-reverse-1909-1958-pscid-99/1909-s-vdb-1c-ms-coinid-12426" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/lincoln-cents-wheat-reverse-1909-1958-pscid-99/1909-s-vdb-1c-ms-coinid-12426" rel="nofollow">https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/lincoln-cents-wheat-reverse-1909-1958-pscid-99/1909-s-vdb-1c-ms-coinid-12426</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>MS62: pop 316, $1775</p><p>MS63: pop 330, $1900</p><p>MS64: pop 286, $2150</p><p>MS65: pop 94, $2800</p><p>MS66: pop 16, $5250</p><p><br /></p><p>And here we have the same for 1909S.</p><p><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/lincoln-cents-wheat-reverse-1909-1958-pscid-99/1909-s-lincoln-1c-ms-coinid-12432" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/lincoln-cents-wheat-reverse-1909-1958-pscid-99/1909-s-lincoln-1c-ms-coinid-12432" rel="nofollow">https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/lincoln-cents-wheat-reverse-1909-1958-pscid-99/1909-s-lincoln-1c-ms-coinid-12432</a></p><p><br /></p><p>MS62: pop 87, $350</p><p>MS63: pop 86, $380</p><p>MS64: pop 84, $450</p><p>MS65: pop 20, $565</p><p>MS66: pop 3, $1100</p><p><br /></p><p>How has the 1909S VDB kept this aura of mystery about it for 107 years without people realizing it is not actually the scarcer coin? MS66 has five times as many examples, at five times the price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, yes, and everyone likes pictures.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]549302[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]549303[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]549304[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RonSanderson, post: 2554086, member: 77413"]I took the plunge and put out some big $ (ouch) for a 1909S yesterday. While researching the coin, I went to Heritage, PCGS, and NGC to look at the recent price structure. I found the oddest thing - the rest of you probably realize this, but I did not. Here we have the population and value for 1909S VDB. [url]https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/lincoln-cents-wheat-reverse-1909-1958-pscid-99/1909-s-vdb-1c-ms-coinid-12426[/url]. MS62: pop 316, $1775 MS63: pop 330, $1900 MS64: pop 286, $2150 MS65: pop 94, $2800 MS66: pop 16, $5250 And here we have the same for 1909S. [url]https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/lincoln-cents-wheat-reverse-1909-1958-pscid-99/1909-s-lincoln-1c-ms-coinid-12432[/url] MS62: pop 87, $350 MS63: pop 86, $380 MS64: pop 84, $450 MS65: pop 20, $565 MS66: pop 3, $1100 How has the 1909S VDB kept this aura of mystery about it for 107 years without people realizing it is not actually the scarcer coin? MS66 has five times as many examples, at five times the price. Oh, yes, and everyone likes pictures. [ATTACH=full]549302[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]549303[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]549304[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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