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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 24701289, member: 101855&quot;]Here is a 1909 &quot;Plain&quot; Lincoln Cent in Matte Proof 65 R&amp;B. I wish it were the 1909-VDB in Proof, but that coin is scarce, and it has been more expensive because one person was able to come close to cornering the market. </p><p><br /></p><p>The reported mintage for this piece is 2,618. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1577564[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a 1909-VDB in MS-65, Red. When I started my business as a dealer in 1995, these pieces were available at the shows for $10 each. Now the Grey Sheet, dealer wholesale price, is $175. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1577566[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And here is a 1909-S-VDB. This was last coin I needed to finish my &quot;boyhood collection of Lincoln cents,&quot; at least until the mid 1960s. The Lincoln cent set was not a top priority with me. I was over 30 when I finished it! I have not kept up with them. I bought this circa 1982. It had ANACS papers with it then, and was graded &quot;VF-20.&quot; Today it&#039;s in an NGC EF-40 holder, which actually the correct grade. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1577567[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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