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Valued Member
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Are all those white vertical lines normal?
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Pillar of the Community
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A bit high for an average XF/AU but I would say that is not your average cent. Very nice eye appeal.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That's a nice looking coin, just a little, light wood-graining, the surfaces appear original. It should have some cartwheel luster under the toning. Appears to be mint state, that reverse is strong...it's all in the luster to figure out if it's MS or AU.
Full cartwheels on both sides = MS
Broken luster = AU-58
AU-63
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09/29/2017 10:42 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Are all those white vertical lines normal? Normal for a woody, they are like snowflakes, no two are alike. The mint had alloy issues throughout the 20's. Some of the best woodies come from that decade. I'm leaning toward MS with your coin. My 1923 also exhibits weakness on the obverse high points and it's mint state:   Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Valued Member
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Valued Member
United States
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I thought $24 was a great deal, if indeed this coin was GEM BU.
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Pillar of the Community
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A seller can say what they want about a coin they are selling. It's up to the buyer to do his homework on that coin BEFORE purchase. Next time, instead of buying then putting pictures for grade on here, put the pictures on here FIRST and ask. You will get the information you will need and then have the upper hand with knowledge to make the deal whether it be a private seller or one on ebay.. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks everyone for the advice.
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Valued Member
United States
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I received the Lincoln Cent today, but when I put it in a 19mm Lighthouse capsule, the coin got stuck. The only way to remove it was to use flat-nose pliers (the hair dryer trick didn't work this time). Unfortunately, I damaged the rim in a few places. The lesson I learned is to never use 19mm Lighthouse capsules again. These capsules used to work fine when I first bought them in 2007, but when I ordered more a few years later, my cents would get stuck in the 19mm capsules. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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How awful. Pliers and coins do not belong together. Let us help if you encounter this sort of situation again. Your bad, hope you have learned something.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Awww man, pliers? If you ever get into that problem again place plastic holder with stuck coin on a piece of aluminum foil then place into a 150 degree oven untill plastic gets pliable then push the coin out of it.
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Valued Member
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Well, at least I didn't pay $100 for the coin or I would really be mad. I'll try that oven advice if the hair dryer doesn't work. Will a coin be damaged if placed in an oven?
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Will a coin be damaged if placed in an oven? You just wrenched a coin out of a holder with pliers and your worried about an oven damaging a coin? LOL! No really, at 150° all your doing is making the plastic soft, and really it won't be in there that long. |
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Thanks all for the advice.
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