1909 VDB 1C DDO, FS-1101, RD MS(PCGS#37633)

March 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2002

Grade

MS66RD

Price

7,200

Lot Description

1909 Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. FS-1101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-66 RD (PCGS). CAC. Blended golden-orange and pale rose colors blanket both sides of this satiny, silky smooth Gem. Fully struck, as befits the issue, with a loupe readily revealing doubling to the digits in the date and the letters in the word LIBERTY. FS-1101 is the more prominent of two significant Doubled Die Obverse varieties for the first year 1909 V.D.B. Lincoln cent, the present example among the finest known to PCGS. Provenance: From the ESM Collection. PCGS Population: 13; 4 finer (MS-67 RD finest). PCGS# 37633. NGC ID: 22AZ. Click here for certification details from PCGS.