UPDATE: 1909S VDB, thoughts? Real? Grade? Value?

[buncle]

Bought in a pawn shop, listed for $30, negotiated to $20. It's real! 1909 S VDB Cent PCGS - Imgur

 

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[Mackaydon]

Welcome to Treasure Net !
The price you paid would be a fair one for a VDB no S, but with the S, the price would normally be in excess of $1500 in MS-62 condition. Hard to believe that a pawn shop would have missed the S, but stranger things have happened. Fantastic save if the coin is real. You may wish to resubmit for a grading confirmation.
Don....

 

[jerseyben]

FYI: The OP had this graded by PCGS on his own. Here is the original thread: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/coins/435663-1909s-vdb-thoughts-real-grade-value.html

 

[Beachkid23]

I would stop back at this place about every week if I were you. What a nice coin!!! Congratulations!!!

 

[dejapooh]

$1600 to $1700... NICE FIND! banner worthy (but you won't get it).

 

[coinsareawesome]

That's one heck of a deal!

 

[CoinHuntingDrew]

May want to look up the serial # in the pcgs registry. The hologram for the pcgs logo looks a bit strange from the pic

 

[buncle]

May want to look up the serial # in the pcgs registry. The hologram for the pcgs logo looks a bit strange from the pic

I purchased this coin raw and sent in in myself. I had posted the raw pictures he a while back. Someone linked it in this thread. I just go it back and it is real.

 

[Pointman]

Congratulations. The first one I've seen here.

My son supposedly got one from a friend and sent me pics, but I don't believe it.

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

What a great coin! You made the deal of a lifetime on that one!

VPR

 

[baddbluff]

Awesome! Finally someone turned the tables on the pawn guy. You know what the coolest part is? That you talked him down ten bucks! That's hilarious. Congrats on an amazing, once in a lifetime bargain!

 

[pong12211]

Wow that's a score of a lifetime there. Congrats on the succes. I would hold on to that coin if I was you. And if your looking to turn a profit I'm sure you could probaly get rid of it on here for a $100 or so

 

[dustywallen]

Wow. Would love to come across a deal like that

 

[BigWaveDave]

glad it happened to a Tnet member, and not some random Joe... congrats on a once in a 1000 lifetimes find.

 

[jolteon]

Amazing luck some people just are so lucky!!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

You really found a great deal at the pawn shop.

 

[huntsman53]

Congrats on one heck of a find and deal! I have made some good finds and deals over the years but never one of that magnitude.


Frank

 

[AugustMoose87]

Congrats on an amazing score. Don't know how much good it will do ya, but you got my vote for banner, because this T-Netter is SUPER happy for/envious of ya...

 

[Duke]

I'll give you twenty times what u paid