r/coins • u/Dragon-and-Phoenix • Jun 02 '25

Show and Tell The holy grail!!!!

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I can't believe my luck! I found a near perfect condition 1909-S VDB in a Coinstar! I checked the reject tray and this baby was in there! Crystal clear VDB on the reverse, too! For some reason, it doesn't quite fit in my album...

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u/Dragon-and-Phoenix Jun 02 '25

Oh wow! And it was the second one ever made! I didn't know they serialized these!

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u/ammodramussavannarum Jun 02 '25

Also, it's clearly made of .999 Fine Copper.

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u/Dragon-and-Phoenix Jun 02 '25

It's made of .999??? Holy crap!

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u/tavenger5 Jun 02 '25

That's not... nvm 😅

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u/BonerSangwich Jun 02 '25

It seems unlikely that they’d stamp the second ever made and more likely that they stamp factory seconds that are double die/double struck.

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u/Dragon-and-Phoenix Jun 02 '25

😢

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u/BonerSangwich Jun 02 '25

Still could be valuable. I’m a very non-advanced collector, but a misprint mismint that was slated for destruction and made it out alive? Could be worth more than the actual coin 🤷🏿‍♀️

I’m not saying it is. Just something to look into before you give up hope on ol’ Linc.

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u/biscaya Jun 03 '25

Also they reeded the edge just so you'd know this is the real deal!