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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Beautiful fields!
The apparent lack of luster leaves me at AU-58
nice one for sure!
smat
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1502 Posts |
Obverse pulls it to 58 - ever so slight wear on jaw and cheek
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19134 Posts |
I'm good with AU-58+. Nice example.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
18649 Posts |
nice clean surfaces. even color throughout. no luster to speak of. tough call with those dull surfaces going with AU58. I'm at a really nice AU55
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36684 Posts |
I think the jaw and cheek bone will hold it to AU-55.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2189 Posts |
Mid AU-55, still a beauty!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Why 55? You could clean Lincoln's ear with a toothpick.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6480 Posts |
The ding in the lapel, and the middle of his nose, don't hold this coin to AU-53?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6383 Posts |
I don't see any wear but apparent lack of luster suggests it's not mint state. Solid strike, smooth mark-free fields, and lovely color support an AU-58 grade. Good choice for a true Lincoln Cent lover! |
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 United States
15400 Posts |
It's a beautiful chocolate brown coin for sure. I'll go with the AU58 crowd.
Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5770 Posts |
I'm on team AU55.
There is more than a whisper of wear on the lapel, cheek, and jaw.
Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
Edited by Petespockets55
11/29/2023 08:20 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Why 55? You could clean Lincoln's ear with a toothpick. the reason I called it 55 was the highest point of the devices are showing some circulation. hair, above ear, cheek bone, jaw line, lapel, all across ONE and then zero luster. its a real nice coin and imo a high AU55 |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Good job all! Beard, cheek, jaw and lapel show very slight rub. No cartwheels left in it, just some subdued, diffuse luster. If you look at the wheat lines, all of them show light wear. I like it as a 58 just because of the eye appeal. Nobody noticed the MM, heavy MD on it. I'm guessing someone put this coin away because the weird MM caught their eye. The wear could be just from thousands of people eyeballing it for the MM over 111 years. Probably a sock draw survior!   Edited by BadThad
11/30/2023 9:48 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If you say so! Super coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
18649 Posts |
i saw the MM. thought it was just a hit on it and not any type of RPM or Machine Doubling. |
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