Abdulah Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 It's a shame that the LINCOLN CENT 1909 RD VDB obverse has scratches, what do the numismatic experts think on this forum? Is the scratch really from an initial strike error? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P M Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 It is not from a strike error just a scratch. Abdulah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 The scratches look pretty faint in that picture. Photos can be misleading, though. Abdulah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robec1347 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Looks more BN than RD. The scratches are are after it left the mint, not a minting error. Sandon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandon Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 On 12/29/2023 at 8:16 AM, Abdulah said: 1909 RD VDB The abbreviation "RD" refers to a coin with full original mint color. The 1909 VDB Lincoln cent in the photo has no such color and would be designated "BN". The coin has About Uncirculated details. The obverse scratches may or may not be severe enough for a grading service to regard it as impaired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOCK34 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) A couple of my red examples. Edited December 29, 2023 by LOCK34 Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOCK34 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Tried to align photos as usual but system keeps putting them in a jumble this time??? Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdulah Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 In fact, it's actually red RD, not brown BN, but because of the lack of lighting and the effect of reflections around it, it looks like it's dark, it looks like BN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P M Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 On 12/29/2023 at 7:56 PM, Abdulah said: In fact, it's actually red RD, not brown BN, but because of the lack of lighting and the effect of reflections around it, it looks like it's dark, it looks like BN Your closeups are good, next time you may want to try a white background it may help to show the true color of the coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdulah Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Dear sir how about this 1909 VDB my Colection RD or BN ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 1/12/2024 at 2:48 AM, Abdulah said: Dear sir how about this 1909 VDB my Colection RD or BN ? Brown all day long, possible environmental damage, probably improperly cleaned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 On 1/12/2024 at 2:48 AM, Abdulah said: Dear sir how about this 1909 VDB my Colection RD or BN ? [Impertinent question: Would you call a woman with this hair color a redhead?] robec1347 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdulah Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 (edited) To Henri Can't answer? but as if you are a real numismatic expert! Turns out you can only be good at mocking, wow that means I'm the wrong person !! Edited January 16 by Abdulah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
