Found a 1909 S VDB and four 1909 VDBs!!!

metallicalex777 · 03-20-2025, 03:13 PM

I've been sitting on a few coin books I inherited from an uncle of mine that passed a few years ago. I collect baseball cards and am the only hobby centric person in my family so they were given to me after his passing. I knew absolutely nothing about coins at the time, nor do I have much knowledge now. I finally took the time to dig into the history of coin collecting to see what I should be looking for, and these 5 coins were the ones I came up with.

Group lot of all 5 coins all VDBs including one toned, one in decent condition, two meh conditions, and the 1909 S:

And here are some zoomed in pictures of the S, toned, and good conditioned ones:

1909 S VDB:

1909 VDB:

1909 VDB toned:

It's been pretty neat learning something new digging through these. I can see the appeal to collecting coins. I'm still looking through all the other stuff, and look forward to some new stuff to learn and look for. Thanks for checking these out, and let me know any helpful tidbits should any be though of.

Alex

ychui1 · 03-22-2025, 05:27 AM

Wow, nice coins.

Hallco · 03-22-2025, 03:35 PM

Very cool that you were able to obtain the coins from your uncle. You will want an expert to check the 09-S VDB. That is one of the most counterfeited dates due to the rarity and value.

Enjoy!

metallicalex777 · 03-23-2025, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ychui1

Wow, nice coins.

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hallco

Very cool that you were able to obtain the coins from your uncle. You will want an expert to check the 09-S VDB. That is one of the most counterfeited dates due to the rarity and value.

Enjoy!

I’ll definitely be looking to get the S VDB authenticated, and might see about grading the toned and good quality VDBs. I read a lot about the counterfeiting on those S coins, and I’m confident I’ve got a genuine one. I was hoping a matte proof was one of these but I don’t think any are.

03-20-2025, 03:13 PM	#1
metallicalex777 Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,100 metallicaalex777	Found a 1909 S VDB and four 1909 VDBs!!! I've been sitting on a few coin books I inherited from an uncle of mine that passed a few years ago. I collect baseball cards and am the only hobby centric person in my family so they were given to me after his passing. I knew absolutely nothing about coins at the time, nor do I have much knowledge now. I finally took the time to dig into the history of coin collecting to see what I should be looking for, and these 5 coins were the ones I came up with. Group lot of all 5 coins all VDBs including one toned, one in decent condition, two meh conditions, and the 1909 S: And here are some zoomed in pictures of the S, toned, and good conditioned ones: 1909 S VDB: 1909 VDB: 1909 VDB toned: It's been pretty neat learning something new digging through these. I can see the appeal to collecting coins. I'm still looking through all the other stuff, and look forward to some new stuff to learn and look for. Thanks for checking these out, and let me know any helpful tidbits should any be though of. Alex __________________ King Felix Hernandez Collector!!! Felix PC: http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k8/metallicalex777/PC%20-%20Felix%20Hernandez/?start=all

03-22-2025, 05:27 AM	#2
ychui1 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,811 jgrif01	Wow, nice coins.

03-22-2025, 03:35 PM	#3
Hallco Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 7,777 hallco	Very cool that you were able to obtain the coins from your uncle. You will want an expert to check the 09-S VDB. That is one of the most counterfeited dates due to the rarity and value. Enjoy!