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New Member
United States
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Hi folks,I ordered three of the Lincoln Proof commems.from the mint,they arrived saturday and when I examined them one of the coins looked different.At the risk of sounding garish,to me the coin looks like a bullet hole like the fake decals that people put on cars on Lincolns ear just above where the ear canal would be.The hole appears to be caused by a piece that lifted off another planchet and struck into the one I got.The area looks polished not rough so I do not think a piece lifted out from the one I got.It is not small,it can be seen without magnifying very clearly.Has anyone else gotten one of these proof coins with the same mark?I am also curiuos about the potential that this coin would be valuable.Please send any opinion on this subject and let me know if any others like it have been found.   |
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Valued Member
United States
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can you post a picture of it?
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New Member
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yes I will post a pic soon,gotta do it yet.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
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Yes, post a picture and WELCOME to our little family.
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just received my proof Lincoln dollar today. Pretty awesome looking coin. Now I have to decide whether to crack it out of the mint plastic and put it in my 7070, or just cache it as is.
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New Member
United States
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hi okie,i think keeping the coin in the original mint holder will maintain the collector value becuase it is best protectected that way.some have had commems.graded and slabbed but really I think that is gimmicky at best becuase they all get a grade prf69 or prf70 so what is the point? some might pay a premium for a prf70 coin but then will it really be worth more just becuase.i think not becuase the population of the coin in higher grade will be large in number.in my opinion I would just preserve the way the coin came with the box and coa,in that manner it would be worth more later.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Some of my Lincoln's finally showed up today! The proofs all look great and the unc.s are also very nice. Hopefully my others will show up some time. I'm still waiting on my UHR though.
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New Member
United States
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Hi Meckl9,I just got back From California on business sorry I could not reply sooner.The Lincoln commems. are a great looking coin in the proof but I have not seen the uncirculated can you post an image of the uncirc.? Also have you found any mint error on your coins? One of my Lincoln proofs has what appears to be a die strike through at the top of Lincolns ear but then also upon further examination under higher magnification it looks like it has some die crud in the indent.Some of my friends and I have been debating whether or not it is really a strike through and I do not like removing coins from the mint holder.Have you heard of anyone else with the same dilema involving this coin?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Dayvamp, it would be helpful if you could post a better picture...that shows the detail around the ear better. You can even shoot through a magnifying glass or a loupe to get more detail.
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New Member
United States
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O.K. I will try to provide a better image but it will be later today before I can get it done.
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Valued Member
United States
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My second shipment showed up yesterday. So I have 10 proof and 10 uncs. I'll try to get some pics posted but I am not very savvy with my camera.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Mine is on Backorder until 4-4-09. hope I make it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yes, they are almost sold out and less than 6% of the available mintage remains
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Posted 03/01/2009 10:59 am
