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willbrooks

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1909 S VDB altered?

09-29-2013, 09:05 AM

I got to examine my brother's 1909 S VDB today, and from all of the info I have collected on this, it doesn't look good, so I wanted to post it here for more input. I am seeing that the mint mark is in the wrong location and orientation. I am also seeing the dot after the D is not centered. I remember reading conflicting opinions about this, though. Also, this is a "deep N" which I believe is not correct for the S VDB. Is this an altered cent? And if so, has the VDB been added, or has the mint mark been added? Thank you.

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09-29-2013, 09:07 AM

S was clearly added... appears to be the wrong style... and position. http://www.pcgs.com/News/Counterfeit...-Lincoln-Cents
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09-29-2013, 10:06 AM

Agree that this one is fake.

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09-29-2013, 10:06 AM

Definitely an altered coin.

Charles D. Daughtrey, NLG, Author, "Looking Through Lincoln Cents"
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09-29-2013, 01:05 PM

Looks like the wrong mintmark. Isn't that the small S mintmark, MMS-002?

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09-29-2013, 02:24 PM

Looks like they added the S to a 1909-P VDB.

The VDB used on P and S cents:
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09-29-2013, 02:26 PM

Thanks, Ed. I knew I saw something on the difference somewhere.

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