Real or fake lincoln?

[Guest]

I would appreciate your opinion regarding the authenticity of this 1909 s vdb lincoln.

[willbrooks]

Visual inspection from photos:

1. Shallow N reverse. Good.
2. VDB font, position, and dots. Good.
3. Wheat stalks. Look good.
4. Date: each digit looks good including the differences in the 2nd 9 compared to the first 9.
5. Small triangle in lower vest. Good.
6.. Parts of the motto look shitty. Can you post a close-up of WE and TRUST?
7. Mint mark resembles die#4, but looks a bit odd from the far-away. I would also would like a closeup of it including the date if you can.

Looks pretty good from a cursory look for die #4 from those 2 pictures, but I wouldn't mind a closer look on the areas I mentioned.
Welcome to the forum. Awesome first post. If that coin is genuine, it is a hell of a coin! A real beauty. Looks like it is already in a slab. Care to share?

[Jjackson]

It is currently in a coin holder.Screenshot_20160428-184038.jpgScreenshot_20160428-184038.jpg

[Jjackson]

Pic of we trust.Screenshot_20160428-224909.jpg

[willbrooks]

Thanks. It looks like a ding on the mintmark that was throwing me off. Also looks like a ding on the right arm of the W. Maybe the E is also damaged. Just looks a little dostorted. Anyway, I have seen a bunch of fakes, and I can't see anything obviously bad on your coin. If it is a fake, it is a good one. Going by the photos, I think it looks like a legitimate die #4. It is surely worth sending in to get authenticated.