not necessary that the zinc would show through ,,its damaged coin,and your 1909 s vdb is fake,you May very well paid 400.00 for it years ago but you may have been taken too now you want to pass it on to someone else ..
If the coin was damaged then the damage was done before the coin was plated , or the planchet it self was damaged before being struck - making it a error ! and thank you for your opinion on the 1909 s V.D.B. But non the less it is listed here on Listia , and you don't need to bid on any of the coins if you don't want to .
The reason why I am getting rid of the 1909 s V.D.B. is because I just bought another coin NGC citified MS65 for $2200. and I do not need two coins , and I would like to have credits to spend here on Listia for things I may want .