VDB Coins Auctions at Great Collections: Two Complete PCGS Registry Sets, Hundreds of (Mostly) Toned Mint State Wheat Reverse Lincoln Cents 1909-58 0

[VDBCoins]

After setting our sights years ago on assembling a complete PCGS Registry Set of nicely toned Mint State Wheat Reverse Lincolns (1909–1958), we completed one set and then had so many duplicates, we started on another! Now due to our age and having so much money in Lincoln cents, we've consigned both sets, consisting of hundreds of coins each, to Great Collections, who is marketing and auctioning them as the VDB Collection. They are currently #4 and #8 All-Time Finest at PCGS, but nearly impossible to upgrade any further! They will be sold over a period of a couple of months at Great Collections. Easiest way to find them: Go to the Great Collections homepage and just enter VDB Collection in the Search box.

Attached is just a small sampling of what is available. Thanks for your interest and happy bidding! Kind regards, George / VDBCoins.com

 

[Coinbuf]

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Edited August 8 by Coinbuf

[Fenntucky Mike]

Good luck with the auction.

Amazing coins btw.

[The Neophyte Numismatist]

Beautiful coins - good luck.

[Lem E]

Nice looking pieces. Really like that 11S. Good luck on the sale.

[R__Rash]

Very nice, an all in one place at the same time opportunity.

[VDBCoins]

On 8/7/2024 at 11:26 PM, Coinbuf said:

ttt to bring a true for sale thread back to the top.

Thanks kindly for the bump! George/ VDBCoins.com

[powermad5000]

Very nice cents! Thank you for sharing!  

[VDBCoins]

On 8/9/2024 at 11:28 PM, powermad5000 said:

Very nice cents! Thank you for sharing!  

So far, Great Collections has only listed about half of the Lincoln, Wheat cents that will be coming available this fall. They have listed coins (including other non-Lincoln material: toner/brilliant Buffalo nickels, toner/brilliant Morgans (a few of those), some miscellaneous type, and so on. But the bulk is the Lincolns. Many of them don't have photos yet and/or their proprietary GreatPhotos yet, either. I had a chat with Ian (GC CEO) the day before he left for ANA, and he said they were bringing some of our Lincolns to exhibit at ANA. How many or which, I don't know. But he explained that, of course, they can't finish up the photography and getting all the GreatPhotos done until they get back home. I think his goal was midweek, next week. But there are three batches of Lincolns so far listed and marketed as The VDB Collection of Lincoln Cents, and there are live links to those coins from the homepage (see the list of upcoming auctions near the bottom). They are closing on successive Sundays, Sept. 1, Sept. 8, and Sept. 15. Many of them are CAC as well, and many (I would say most) have Trueviews. (If you see a coin you're interested in with no photo or no GreatPhoto, look at the PCGS cert # at the bottom of each coin page and then go to www.pcgs/com/cert and enter the cert # to see if it has a Trueview available.) But even after that, there will still be other weeks of more high-quality, mostly toned Lincolns on offer. They just haven't had time to get to those yet, and obviously need to finish up the earlier auctions first. Thanks for everybody here who has expressed interest and support. Kind regards, George / VDBCoins.com

[Coinbuf]

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[VDBCoins]

Thanks @Coinbuf! Most (not all) of the coins (cents and others in our consignment) closing on Sept. 1 are now showing GreatPhotos as well.
#vdbcoins #greatcollections #toner #tonedlincolns #tonedmorgans #cac #pcgscoin #tonedbuffalos

[ThePhiladelphiaPenny]

Wow, nice coins. I'm a fan of the '26 S.

[R__Rash]

Again, some very nice coins.

[VDBCoins]

On 8/14/2024 at 1:15 PM, ThePhiladelphiaPenny said:

Wow, nice coins. I'm a fan of the '26 S.

Yep, very tough date. So is the 14-S in 65BN in the same auction. Thanks, kind regards, George

[R__Rash]

On 8/15/2024 at 5:43 AM, VDBCoins said:

Yep, very tough date. So is the 14-S in 65BN in the same auction. Thanks, kind regards, George

I am thinking the 14-S already has my name on it.

[Rod D.]

Bump. Nice cents. Good luck in the auction. 

[VDBCoins]

Thanks to everyone who is supporting this thread! I hope some of you will be bidding! Kind regards, George

[ThePhiladelphiaPenny]

On 8/16/2024 at 7:07 AM, VDBCoins said:

Thanks to everyone who is supporting this thread! I hope some of you will be bidding! Kind regards, George

I would love to bid on these pieces, but they are guaranteed way too expensive for me. I certainly will look for them though!

[Rod D.]

Bump. I bid on a few today.  

[VDBCoins]

On 8/16/2024 at 8:25 PM, Rod D. said:

Bump. I bid on a few today.  

Thanks Rod! PS Many of these coins still have bids of $1 and $2, so there are many pieces to get your foot in the door on! Kind regards, George

[Coinbuf]

Bump to keep real coins above the ash trash posts.

[VDBCoins]

Hard to keep one's head above water with all the fake "error" spam going on. Some people should get a life. Anyway, the coin below is one of dozens I have in our current Great Collections consignment. Kind regards, George

[VDBCoins]

This coin is finally getting some attention (although not yet nearly enough!) in our auctions at Great Collections.  1914-D MS65BN PCGS CAC. I looked at about six or seven different coins over the years in this, the highest grade I could afford, before choosing this one. Enjoy! Kind regards, George

Edited August 20 by VDBCoins

[The Neophyte Numismatist]

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[VDBCoins]

Carl J. Unger (1942–2020) grew up on the streets of Chicago collecting baseball cards and later, Gem Morgan dollars and type coins. He says in the introduction to his "Abe's Coloring Book" Toned Lincoln, Wheat Cents PCGS Registry Set (which he retired in the #1 All-Time Finest position in 2019), that "I always had a sweet spot for Lincolns, especially the ones with color." Carl was an old-school gentleman whose principles I try to emulate. His word was as good as gold. We traded many coins—mostly me buying from him—and trusted each other completely. We both knew our word was as good as our checks and our coins, and never had a problem.

 

When Carl retired his set, I was already seriously into assembling my own Toned Lincolns Wheat Cent Registry Sets, and I bought hand over fist as many of his pieces as I could. We will soon retire our two sets, ranked #4 and #8 All-Time Finest. Those sets still include many of Carl's gorgeously toned Lincoln cents. We thought we would feature them here, in memory of a true numismatist, family man, and a fine gentleman.

 

These cents formerly in Carl's "Abe's Coloring Book" set are currently in the VDB Collection consignments at Great Collections auctions ending Sept. 1st, 8th, and 15th. (Or else they are in GC auctions following soon after.) While we have sold a few of his finest coins privately, it is noteworthy that now, even five years later, many of his coins have never been surpassed in quality or beauty.

 

1909 VDB MS66BN Pop 40/3; 1912-S MS64BN Pop 116/16; 1918-D (CAC) MS65BN Pop 26/1; 1919 MS65BN Pop 12/1; 1919-S MS65BN Pop 23/1; 1920 MS65BN Pop 20/1; 1924-S MS64BN Pop 76/10; 1925 MS65BN Pop 12/2; 1926-D MS65BN Pop 14/0; 1926-S MS65BN Pop 14/0; 1928 MS65BN Pop 15/1; 1929-S Pop 16/1; 1930-D MS65BN Pop 23/1; 1932 MS65BN Pop 11/1; 1935-D MS66BN Pop 3/0; 1944-S MS64BN Pop 8/7; 1946-S MS65BN Pop 9/2; 1955-S MS66BN Pop 7/0; 1956-D MS66BN Pop 27/4; 1958 MS65BN Pop 36/4.

[Captain Murder]

I don't want to sound like a Spoiled Upper Class Collector, but those Penny's are Extremely Boring. There under 100 Years old and if it weren't for the Wheat Sprigs on the Back they'd be Current Issue. Try finding something better to Push on the Market that's Worth more than $5. I Would personally recomend Colonial Era English Coins as well as Revolutionary War and Civil War Coins. NGC 50 or more, 25% of the Collection Toned to some degree, and don't forget to have CAC Stickers. I'd buy 2 from you if you provided these services. No one sells High End and Rare. Be the First and Biggest Corporation to do this.

[VDBCoins]

Well, no worries, you certainly don't sound Upper Class to me. I'll not dignify this except to say that people should collect what they want. They're (not There) actually up to 115 years old, and they're not pennies (yeah, Penny's is not a plural, and those are English; I thought you should know that). The highest-priced coin in the first batch that sold yesterday, a 1911-S Lincoln cent MS66BN PCGS with CAC sticker, was $6,250 plus Buyer's Premium, bringing it close to $7,000. I'm not pushing anything. I'm doing some marketing. Please don't step on my ads, but rather make your own. That's how you show some Class.

Edited September 3 by VDBCoins
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[R__Rash]

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[ThePhiladelphiaPenny]

On 9/3/2024 at 1:58 AM, Captain Murder said:

I don't want to sound like a Spoiled Upper Class Collector, but those Penny's are Extremely Boring. There under 100 Years old and if it weren't for the Wheat Sprigs on the Back they'd be Current Issue. Try finding something better to Push on the Market that's Worth more than $5. I Would personally recomend Colonial Era English Coins as well as Revolutionary War and Civil War Coins. NGC 50 or more, 25% of the Collection Toned to some degree, and don't forget to have CAC Stickers. I'd buy 2 from you if you provided these services. No one sells High End and Rare. Be the First and Biggest Corporation to do this.

I believe that these pieces are worth at least $150. That 1909 is worth a nice $200 maybe? And then that 1926S is worth north of $2000.

[VDBCoins]

That 1909 VDB brought $435.88 plus buyer's premium. Agree on the 1926-S, could go up to $3,000 I think. Thank you! Kind regards, George