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Well hey there guys. I was just getting ready to post some photos of the 2 large dates I picked up but when taking a closer look at the photos in photoshop I noticed the mint marks are different and one is closer to the date. My eyes are horrid so I can't really see whats going on. I also can't tell from the photos few points I know where to look to see if its a small date or not. Both the 9's look the same and both the 7's look level to me but that dang mint mark has me wondering. The second picture looks like crap because its still in the OGP and it was playing havoc with the lights. The tone looks all washed out in the picture. But on a second note in hand it appears to be a cameo.   The rev on this looks cameo.   Edited by LincolnGuy
08/21/2013 6:50 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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They both look like Large Dates to me. Pretty toning
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Pillar of the Community
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Large dates for sure, small dates would have the weakly struck "Liberty". Easy to spot.
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Pillar of the Community
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You can't always go by liberty. Yes a weakly struck liberty is "normal" but it isn't always the case.
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Pillar of the Community
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Well ok glad we got that out of the way. I guess we will revert to the original topic of the thread... How do you like my pennies?  hehe |
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Great toning on those coins...
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I think they're colorful.
Since your asking for our options, I say I don't like when they tone like that.
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Since your asking for our options, I say I don't like when they tone like that. The tone is exactly why I picked them out. But I welcome all opinions. If you hate these coins I would like to hear about that too |
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The toning I like is when they change to red-ish color. Don't know if you got any proof Lincoln's from the 60's but they're the tone I like.
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Dang it solotime the last thing I need to do is get on ebay and look for examples of more coins. I'm broke enough as it is. |
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I have a question. Why are the mint marks in different places on these 2?
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That toning is sweet. Count me in as one who likes them. Is a reddish tone more common than a colorful tone on lincoln cents?
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Those are large date. The 70-S is well known for producing rainbow toners from the mint packaging. Here's my PCGS, I also have a few raw ones. I have never seen a small date with this toning....but I have seen some incorrect slabs from NGC and PCGS.   Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Yep, like others have said, those are both definitely large dates. I usually don't like toning, but these do look nice!
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I have a question. Why are the mint marks in different places on these 2?
In that era, mintmarks were added to the dies by hand so there is some expected positional variation. Mintmarks on business strikes were added to the hub design in 1990 while the transition for proofs occurred earlier in the 1980s(I do not remember the exact year offhand). Adding the mintmark directly to the hub that makes all working dies eliminated the possibility of repunched mintmarks since it was no longer manually added to the dies. |
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Posted 08/21/2013 5:58 pm
