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This is my '14-D that I bought awhile back.......the m.m. was suspicious looking to one of our resident Lincoln experts (Thad), and he suggested I send it to ANACS to be sure.......I did. Thad also said that it looked to him to have an "old cleaning" present. It came back "authentic" sure enough, but "cleaned" as Thad noticed. Now, I obviously bought this "key date" RAW, so that I could put it into my Dansco. But when things were being noticed about it......I started to freak out, and I just couldn't have a "key date" coin be in my Dansco, that someone would always be able to cast that leery eye towards it, and doubt it's authenticity. Even cracking the slab and sticking the label in the back of the album, wouldn't remove someones skepticism, potentially, in the future, as people admire my Lincoln Dansco. SO...... I STILL NEED MY RAW 1914-D for the hole filler ! ....    This was a pic of the raw coin before being sent in.....  |
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Do what I do, fill the hole with a new production Lincoln with your favorite reverse. Any of those holes filled as such, indicate the real deal is in a slab.
I only have two holes in my Lincoln Dansco book filled that way - 1931 S (PCI Green label MS63 Red - which is undergraded one notch) and a 24 -D in AU 50.
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You now know it is legit.
I'd keep the photos of the cent in the slab and crack it and fill the hole.
If you buy another 14D and doubts start to mount about authenticity, you will be right back where you are.
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I hope by now you know where I stand on this.  If you keep the photos of it in the slab, it should be easy to verify that it is the same coin after you crack it. If you end up finding another raw one you will probably still have doubts! The process will repeat. End it here by cracking it out and putting it in your album. |
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I'd take photos of the coin in the slab like jbuck said so it is easy to tell it is the same coin. and then I would definitely crack it out and put it in the dansco. You bought it to put it there. You got it graded to make sure it was authentic, and it is. So now put that coin where you originally wanted it to go! If you have pictures of it in the slab, and if you keep the label in the album, that's enough proof.
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in the future, as people admire my Lincoln Dansco. If this is your own family they would understand and as a heirloom they will be more than grateful. What a tough choice. Lol, you lucky dog |
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I agree with acloco - plug the hole with a new one and keep it slabbed.
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"Repeating this process"..... Is NOT something I want to happen ! ....  I was hoping though, that I can trust the coin shop guy in getting an "un-cleaned" authentic raw '14-D. This one he sold me was/is afterall, "authentic". I wouldn't believe that he would sell counterfeit key dates to his customers. However....this does still present the same issue again....what if the next counterfeit fools HIM.....and then I walk in to buy it ? Sigh..... More thought needed on this I guess......I do like some of these ideas though, that ya'll have put forth ! |
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