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allcoinsaregood Pillar of the Community United States 808 Posts	Posted 08/12/2022 5:25 pm There is something unusual about the strike of this 1972 P Lincoln Cent! First the fields on the obverse look glassy which would normally say this is a proof. And the detail on the obverse and reverse are much better than a business strike. I took a close up of the detail of both sides and three shots of this coin with a normal looking 1972 P next to the one in question (normal on the right side) of another 1972 P from the same bank roll! So what do I have here, because I know no proofs were struck in Philadelphia for that year, only in San Francisco! I couldn't find any information for SMS for 1972 P so I'm stumped. New Die, I don't know so I'll throw it to the experts, what say you? Regards to all! Report this Post to the Staff

Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 08/12/2022 6:30 pm Not sure. I know coins struck with brand new dies sometimes have shiner splotches on them. Maybe just a bigger splotch. You can have many different die parings in a roll. It depends on how many machines are running at once. Edited by Cujohn 08/12/2022 6:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34426 Posts	Posted 08/13/2022 02:17 am @all, that is one shiny coin! Looks to me like someone has polished it (after it left the mint). "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 08/13/2022 02:26 am This must be a polish coin. How look seem to be toothpaste polish. Edited by silviosi 08/13/2022 02:27 am Report this Post to the Staff
allcoinsaregood Pillar of the Community United States 808 Posts	Posted 08/13/2022 12:14 pm I see a lot of pennies in various states due to all of my coins come from bank rolls. I buy no rolls on the open market because part of coin collecting to me is finding circulated coins that have errors or are unusual. I recently found a 1972 S proof which looked a lot like the coin I showed here. It was damaged from being circulated (found in a bank roll) but I get my coins from 4 local banks and sometimes I find cleaned coins but cleaning doesn't increase resolution (detail) and it's not acceptable to the community. This coin has a crisp look that was strike generated. no cleaning will add detail and can wear or scratch the surface. Toothpaste, I cant believe anyone would use an abrasive like that on a coin! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/13/2022 12:20 pm I agree with polishing. Note the highest areas are shiny, the fields are not. On a proof coin the fields would be shiny as well as the rest of the other devices. Note the fields on this proof cent reverse. (on Right) Report this Post to the Staff
allcoinsaregood Pillar of the Community United States 808 Posts	Posted 08/13/2022 1:28 pm My photo skills are not good enough to show the fields of this coin. I bow to superior knowledge of Coop as he makes excellent points. Regards all and thank you for your replies. Report this Post to the Staff
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