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1909!!

Postby Tantalar » Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:38 pm

Just found a 1909 penny!!! It is in better than good shape too!!! Looks like someone took grandpas old coin jar hahaha mine now!

I nearly crapped my pants trying to find the mint mark but there sadly is none :( Either way, ill gladly take it! Thank you penny gods lol
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Re: 1909!!

Postby abe » Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:54 pm

Great find, does it have a vdb?
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Re: 1909!!

Postby jasmatk » Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:15 pm

great find...........lets see a pic
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Re: 1909!!

Postby Tantalar » Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:18 pm

I need to get a camera badly! No mint marks or vdb :(
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Re: 1909!!

Postby Shattered » Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:42 pm

Nice find! The only 1909 I found was a vdb but didn't even know it til weeks later after.
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Re: 1909!!

Postby henrysmedford » Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:01 pm

Tantalar wrote:I need to get a camera badly! No mint marks or vdb :(

Do you have a scanner . It works better than my camera!
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Re: 1909!!

Postby tbram88 » Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:35 pm

henrysmedford wrote:
Tantalar wrote:I need to get a camera badly! No mint marks or vdb :(

Do you have a scanner . It works better than my camera!


When you scan coins do you just lay them on the glass and scan or is there a method for it?
Sorry for the hijack and dumb question. BTW nice find on the 1909.

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Re: 1909!!

Postby TheJonasCollegeFund » Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:45 pm

That coin is so distinct. The '0' just sticks out like a sore thumb from the other numbers! Nice find!
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Re: 1909!!

Postby henrysmedford » Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:48 pm

Just lay them on the glass. And then I load them to googles Picasa and then post them.
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Re: 1909!!

Postby uthminsta » Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:02 am

Welcome to THE CLUB, Tantalar. Check this out:
http://realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=400
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Re: 1909!!

Postby Silver_Stampede » Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:03 pm

Awesome find! I have hand sorted around $800 in pennies and my best find is a 1913 wheatie. Im still waiting for that indian head or 1909.
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