What's The Deal With This Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC -Proof?

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Biedercoins Pillar of the Community United States 1602 Posts	Posted 09/19/2016 06:54 am I'm just looking for a one word confirmation of what's wrong with this proof. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/19/2016 08:02 am Impaired? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 09/19/2016 08:06 am Most likely stored improperly. Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 09/19/2016 08:19 am The fields are a little scratched up, and I can't tell if there's a bit of wear, but I don't see what else is wrong with it. Report this Post to the Staff
Tryna Pillar of the Community United States 937 Posts	Posted 09/19/2016 08:56 am Counterfeit? The fields look too rough. Looks like thousands of little dots. Even two round marks the larger edged by the little bumps. But, what do I know? Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 09/19/2016 09:09 am Whole obverse is all scratched up . Can we get a photo of reverse ? Report this Post to the Staff
Biedercoins Pillar of the Community United States 1602 Posts	Posted 09/19/2016 09:55 am The reverse is the same. I was thinking whizzed. Isn't it? My attention was drawn to it because it looked like it might grade CAM, but with all of the scratches in the fields I figured it's got to be a Problem coin. Impaired proof? If only the devices were rough, it'd be okay but I figured ten people would look at it and leave a single word review of "whizzed". There was an article in Coin World about ten years or so back with pictures of how to detect whizzed coins but I can't seem to find it. Edited by Biedercoins 09/19/2016 12:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 09/19/2016 12:48 pm A "proper" whiz job makes it look like a mirror while removing a bit of the surface metal. This doesn't have the look of a whizzed coin, or if it was, it was very poorly done. I'm thinking more like a polishing with a soft cloth, although the marks do not appear horizontally. Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 09/19/2016 12:53 pm Looks like an original cameo Lincoln that was wiped at one point IMHO Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHuntingDrew Pillar of the Community United States 4932 Posts	Posted 09/19/2016 1:09 pm Most definitely impaired. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 09/19/2016 2:17 pm Sand blasted with crushed walnuts . Report this Post to the Staff
Biedercoins Pillar of the Community United States 1602 Posts	Posted 09/19/2016 2:40 pm Yeah, walnuts! I'm going with that - thanks T_BOP! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/19/2016 4:38 pm One word: circulated. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188660 Posts	Posted 09/19/2016 5:39 pm I agree. It looks like the typical proof found in circulation. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 09/19/2016 7:33 pm You know what , I was about ready to disagree with you guys until I realized just how big this Lincoln is magnified up in size . So it's very possible it's a typical circulated proof . Report this Post to the Staff
Biedercoins Pillar of the Community United States 1602 Posts	Posted 09/20/2016 06:01 am I buy that; it was my other original guess. And it's really too bad because I think at one time it was a 1950 cameo proof and there weren't all that many to begin with. I'll put it with my other impaired/weird proofs and they can talk among themselves and get the rest they were intended. Edit: One last thought...how would you grade this little bugger? Edited by Biedercoins 09/20/2016 06:59 am Report this Post to the Staff
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What's The Deal With This LWC-Proof?