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Valued Member
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Edited by Buckwill311
07/12/2018 11:09 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like a Business Strike to me, but I could be wrong.
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like a impaired proof to me, but I could be wrong. LOL
Actually weren't the early Lincoln proofs a matte finish? If so, this may not be a proof but the squared rims look very much like that of a proof.
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My pictures also look a little deceiving, the "luster" that you see is from cleaning, it's not lustrous in hand
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Bedrock of the Community
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Reverse rim is BS, note rounding. The obverse was an over pressure strike, depth of details and rim finning show just a solid strike EDS.
Edited by Crazyb0
07/12/2018 10:57 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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My gut says business strike. I have seen several early Lincolns with outstanding rims, especially on the obverse.
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Bedrock of the Community
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  It is a normal coin that someone worked on the rims to make them square. The devices are weak like the business strikes. Not a Matte proof cent.  Look at the clear devices on this one. The squareness of the rim is on the inside of the rim, not the outside edge. Take another look at this example.
Edited by coop
07/12/2018 11:13 pm
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Errers and Varietys, I hope you know I said that in jest following your post. Thus the LOL
After seeing coops and learning from spruuuuuu that early Lincoln business strikes are sometimes seen with "outstanding rims". I do think it is not a proof. The lettering on coops pic are sharp and defined which differs on Buckwills coin.
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Thanks coop that was very helpful!
I just want to understand, because all the reverse diagnostics match that of a proof. Does that mean it could have been struck using a reverse die meant for proofs? Or are the diagnostics found on the master die resulting in it being transferred to all other dies? I just am curious why the reverse matches that of a proof
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