After 50 Years.....

[AU24K]

Just pulled the trigger today on a couple of Lincoln Cents that I've been wanting for about 50 years.
A 1909S-VDB and a 1922 no D.

Both would grade about a VF-20 and are "raw."
Perhaps I'll get them graded....

Pictures later.....

Best Wishes,

Scott

 

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[Dozer D]

Better late then never, or shall I say, " It's about time" for those key coins to fill the holes in the collection. Congrats on finally getting them.

 

[baddbluff]

Sweet
I love key dates
No coin purchase compares to buying something rare
Congrats [emoji106]🏽

 

[AU24K]

Pictures, as promised....

The 1909S-VDB


The 1922 No D


So, do you think that I should get them graded?

Best Wishes,

Scott

PS.
Y'all wouldn't believe what I paid for the pair.....$400!

 

[GB1]

Pictures, as promised....

The 1909S-VDB
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The 1922 No D
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So, do you think that I should get them graded?

Best Wishes,

Scott

PS.
Y'all wouldn't believe what I paid for the pair.....$400!

i would but that is just me they are nice looking coins

 

[AU24K]

And, you remember the saying,
"If it's too good to be true, it usually isn't."

Just posted pics to a Facebook Group of coin collectors asking opinions, and the general consensus is that they are fakes.
Albeit good fakes.

Fortunately, I'll be able to get my money back.

NUTZ!

Scott

 

[AU24K]

That's the LAST time that I'll buy coins from a "little old lady,"
selling coins from her late husband's collection, to make ends meet! LOL!
Come to think about it, the tea she served was weak!
Sheesh! Who can you trust now days?

Scott

 

[BigWaveDave]

Ok so they look legit to me.... great purchase!
Put them in your book, take a pic with those cobweb filled holes gone at last....
Then get them graded.
The cost of getting them slabbed is a fraction of what you could or should have paid for them.

 

[Peyton Manning]

Are those the rarest wheaties?
I just got a roll and will have to check them I guess

 

[Professor of Engineering]

IMHO: Interesting finds at a price "too good to be true", but it may be fun to find out if they are real through the grading process.

 

[AU24K]

Ok so they look legit to me.... great purchase!
Put them in your book, take a pic with those cobweb filled holes gone at last....
Then get them graded.
The cost of getting them slabbed is a fraction of what you could or should have paid for them.

Friend,
I have waited 50 years for these and to think that they are fakes hurt me.

If anyone will offer me what I paid, I'll gladly send them to you.
Otherwise, I'll get my money back and continue my wait....

Be Well, my Friend!

Scott

 

[AU24K]

Are those the rarest wheaties?
I just got a roll and will have to check them I guess

1909S-VDB is the least minted of the Lincolns.
This was the first year of production, marking the 100 year anniversary of Lincoln's birth.
The "VDB" on the reverse was the designer's initials, Victor D. Brenner.
Only 484 thousand were minted at San Francisco that year with the "VDB" on the reverse.
During production, the designer's initials were moved to the obverse.
On subsequent issues, the designer's initials were only used on the obverse, under the bust of Lincoln's shoulder.


The 1922 no D is an early mint error.
The 1922 was only minted at the Denver mint.
Somewhere along the line, the "D" was broken or worn from the die and the coin was shortly minted as a 1922 without the "D."

These two, in my opinion, along with a 1914-D and the 1931-S are the most highly desired and lacking in collections of the Lincoln "Wheat Cent" series.

There are other "Wheaties" that should be considered as valuable like the 1955 Double Die obverse.
I suggest that you peruse this website....
http://www.lincolncentsonline.com/error.html

Scott

 

[Mackaydon]

Scott,
If I bought them and didn't get them graded, I'd have to live with that doubt OR get them graded and remove all doubt.
I'd choose to get them graded.
Don.....

 

[baddbluff]

Those look fake
The 22 FOR SURE is not genuine. I’ve owned 3 and the markers are not there. Lincoln ‘s profile is too crisp (a genuine coin is mushy even in ms65), “in god we trust” is too sharp on your coin- again, the genuine coins have faded lettering; Liberty runs into the rim on a genuine coin.
The 09s vdb mintmark doesn’t look right and the vdb is off.
I would get your $ back immediately!
I only buy certified coins on anything worth more than 200-300$
Sorry

 

[scott9050]

The 14-D and 31-S are faked right now as well. I actually collect Chinese fakes as it is good to have examples to go by when looking. I have the aforementioned 09-S V.D.B., 22 plain as well as a fake 14-D and 31-s. The Chinese even fake common $2 BU wheat cents.

Others that I have obtained include a fake 37-D 3 legged Buffalo nickel and two 1916-D BU Mercury dimes that were struck on the correct 90% silver planchet. These are so realistic that just subtle differences in the mint mark give them away as fakes.

 

[CoinHELP!]

Both these coins are counterfeit fakes. The 1909 S mint mark is incorrect and the VDB and the lettering and the 1922has a die mark on the shoulder that should not be there, position of the date is off and the A in America is a dead giveaway.

I am sorry to tell you that but it's best to save and buy these graded.

 

[A2coins]

I would take them to a proffessional in hand is better than pics

 

[CoinHELP!]

I would normally say the same thing but the images are god enough to see the die markers are either not there or they have die markers they shouldn't.

 

[bologna321]

There are so many fakes out there I'd only consider PCGS or NGC slabbed examples, and there are even fake slabs out there too.

 

[CoinHELP!]

Yes, there is and you can actually order coin, date, mint mark and slab of choice from China. Aliexpress sellers would be glad to create it for you. It is a sad aspect of this hobby and people are getting ripped off way too often.