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1909-S Lincoln 1C VDB PCGS MS66 RD

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:3,000.00 USD Estimated At:6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD
1909-S Lincoln 1C VDB PCGS MS66 RD
Without mincing words, the 1909-S V.D.B. Lincoln cent is the grandest of the "popular rarities" in 20th-century numismatics. Right from the first, when production figures were released and collecting by date and mintmark become popular in the 1930s, the 1909-S V.D.B. was the chief draw for collectors who hoped to find one in circulation. Few did, but the quest was magic in sparking two generations of new coin collectors. Obviously a fair number of Mint State pieces exist, having been saved as a novelty during the first year of issue. However, during the intervening years, nearly a century now, the main body of surviving coins has fallen to one or another consequences, such as cleaning, handling, spotting, turning brown, et cetera. Among the gems that remain, relatively few equal the present piece gleaming red piece -- relatively few, that is, in comparison to the many thousands of potential buyers. (#2428)