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A 1909 Lincoln just rolled out face up as I opened a roll of Lincolns. It was startleing to say the least. I turned it over and there was the V.D.B. clearly visible on the reverse. Believe it or not but this is the third 1909 VDB that I have found searching rolls of Lincolns since I started doing this last February. This one is in the best condition. All of the devices can be clearly read. The surface of this Lincoln, however, has a grainey look to it. I'm not complaining, but, instead, hoping the next one has an S under the 1909!!
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I have actually seen more 1909 VDBs with the wood grain affect than not it seems. What a great find!Bob Piazza
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That is an awesome find!!!Jim
(A.K.A. Elmer Fudd)
Be verwy verwy quiet... I'm hunting coins!!! Good Hunting!!!
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That really is a strange looking surface. I wonder if it suffered from an old cleaning at some point. Still a great roll find!All opinions expressed are not necessarily shared by willbrooks or his affiliates. Taking them may result in serious side effects. Results may vary. Offer not valid in New Jersey.Comment
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I've never found a VDB, a few 09's but no VDB. That's a GREAT find, it's in VF and a woody to boot.VERDI-CARE™ ALL METAL CONSERVATION FLUIDComment
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Nice find.
When I see coins like that being found I'm certain that they had been in someones set for a long time then by some fate dumped back into circulation. If only it could tell the story, someone probably cared about it then passed away and it met it's fate of being dumped back into circulation.Comment
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It might be just me but your second and third picture looks like it might be DDO#1. In fact, I am almost sure it is!Last edited by grnwavdav; 01-22-2015, 09:20 AM.
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I do see something on the 1 and 9 and maybe the R and Y but it's hard to see in the pics, woodgrain makes it harder to see.I might be just me but your second and picture looks like it might be DDO#1. In fact, I am almost sure it is!
We need better pics of those areas to tell. There's some gunk in the 0 hiding anything there but that area is protected and might show it if the gunk was gone.Comment
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I thought the same until looking at the date 9 don't look the same. That may be ware. IGWT looks like it.Comment
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That would be one heck of a find for face value!
Looking forward to your report back. Got my fingers crossed.Comment
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I am very confident that your coin is DDO #1 based on your pictures. Very amazing circulation find!Last edited by grnwavdav; 01-22-2015, 09:46 AM.
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Dave, Thank you very much for alerting me to the variety that I also now believe is present on the 1909P VDB that I posted yesterday. The Lincoln is now a little cleaner and the doubling is much more visible. I agree it is a 1909P-1DO-001 as illustrated and described on coppercoins.com. Here are two new pictures.Last edited by joel; 01-22-2015, 11:25 AM.Comment
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In addition -- to the right of the E in ONE on the reverse -- there seems to be a slight peel... That could explain the grainy look as there may be a bit of an alloy mix problem -- I have seen many Lincolns with grainy looks that have Lamination peels - big and smallArJohn
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