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1985 Red Penny, With Small Die Chip/Break (Obverse) And Die Wear (Reverse)

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 Posted 03/14/2026  11:56 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add coinnoob13 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
this penny still has a bit of sheen to it (windmill pattern in light) very little wear at all on front, some slight wear on reverse maybe mostly from weak strike? esp the "es of" area...
Also a die chip/break on shoulder right after the 'y' in liberty...
I'm thinking this is somewhere in MS category? have seen MS on PCGS with more wear especially on obverse than this coin, but they all have a much better strike than this?
worth slabbing? does the chip make this more desirable (don' see it listed as variant anywhere) or less? seems like it would have to be a 67+ to be worth it? this is maybe a 65 tops?
I'm still a noob... thoughts?
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Just seeing common plating issues, typical of copper plated zinc Planchets. The reverse is showing a weak strike. It's a common issue on the Lincoln Cents. This one is showing too many hits to be MS-65. It's either in high AU or a low MS grade. I'm thinking low MS. This one is just a spender to me.
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Signs of light circulation, average 1985, nothing special.

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Typical 80's plating problems. The lightly struck letters on the reverse is a common problem with Memorial cents - so much of the metal is being used to fill the bust of Lincoln on the obverse that sometimes there isn't enough metal to fully strike the reverse letters.
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I'm not going to add anything to what the others have stated but since it sounds like you are a little new to the hobby and not aware of the costs of slabbing,

there are really the only two reasons to slab a coin

1. its a rare coin that needs authenticated and preserved
2. you are planning on selling the coin and the cost of acquisition plus the grading fee's would warrant it without chewing up all your profit. I would suggest setting a threshold like $250

if you are not familiar with grading here are the costs:

PCGS charges a minimum of $69 for a subscription other subscription levels include grading vouchers though so you could reduce these costs. add to the subscription cost, per coin grading cost which is a minimum of $23, shipping & ins both ways (1-4 coins is $27 if the total value is under $1000)

NGC - economy grading tier is $22, plus $10 handling fee, plus $28 for shipping (1-5 coins) and insurance both ways.

ANACS - Economy - No Gold: $18 per item for items valued up to $500. plus $29 for shipping (1-4 coins) and insurance both ways.

CAC - $99 subscription ($50 grading credit), economy grading $15, gold $28, $40 shipping/handling/ins

i don't slab coins for these reasons especially the cost involved. I don't know why this is so popular today. just making the grading companies wealthy
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