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Edited by JJHFL
05/23/2013 08:07 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Sorry, but personally I'd toss them both into the junk pile. There's plenty of these out there in much better condition than these.
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Pillar of the Community
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Well, the bottom one is a small date isn't it?
Both of them have seen better days though.
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No need to be sorry, all opinions welcome. Just staring out though so figured I'd hang on to one.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Well, the bottom one is a small date isn't it?
Yes, the top is a large date and the bottom one a small date. Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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I have a few that are in much better shape that I have already set aside. I guess a better way to phrase my question is, which is better compared to the rainbow-ish finish versus the solid luster.
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sorry.. didnt see the other cents
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Pillar of the Community
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Too bad about the finger prints but the color of the first one is cool.
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The choice is only yours to make. some people prefer coins with no toning and some prefer colorfully toned coins, which do you prefer. If it were my choice I would keep the first one despite the fingerprint.
Jason
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First coin is better to me as it is cleaner from hits, the second coin has a big ding on the steps on the reverse.
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Westcoin is correct about the "big ding" on the reverse steps. I would gong a coin like that if I were buying MS RED Memorials by the individual coin. Most of those dates are under $1 and it just isn't worth the time to flip them. That being said I do think the second coin has the better eye appeal. From my experience you see more Large Date 1982's copper or zinc vs. Small Date 1982's copper or zinc in MS-65 RED. So the first coin would be the easier one to upgrade.
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Posted 05/22/2013 1:59 pm
