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I found this penny at work and thought it had a huge ding in it near the ear. But when I looked at it through my magnifier (yes, I take one to work) I found it wasn't a ding at all. It was an optial illusion caused by the ear being so high! Unfortunately, I couldn't get better scans than this. Notice on the reverse that you can still see Lincoln's legs. I can't help but think if I would have gotten this out of a new mint roll that it could have been an MS70. But here's an interesting question. On the side view, are those suppose to be letters at the bottom of Lincoln's right shoulder? Yeah, it looks like VDB but it looks slightly different when you're looking at it in person. UPDATE: I forgot to mention that when you look at this in the light, there's a great irredescent reddish effect. (Since this image is about 275 meg I didn't want to have it load up automatically.) http://www.ethereal.net/~magusxxx/lincoln2001.jpgEdited by magusxxx
07/24/2007 07:28 am
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Pillar of the Community
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There also seems to be the number 8 or the letter B on top of
the front top of his head. Do you see that?
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Valued Member
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Are you talking about below the word 'WE'? It looks that way because the hair around it is raised so much that it's making a deep shadow.
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Bedrock of the Community
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WOW! That's the biggest ear I think I've seen. Looks like Dumbo! LOL Nice toning, that's a cool find!
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't see anything outside a normal coin.
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I think this is a sign I should take my scanner back and get a digital camera. :(
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New Member
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As CC said, nothing pecular or special at all... Just a normal cent... A circulated one at that...
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Just taking a moment to explain the MS-70 designation. That is a grade given to a perfect coin. A coin that has no marks on it whatsoever. There are people on ebay and elsewhere selling slabs as MS-70 that are clearly not as the coins are not perfect. The cent in the above post , when you examine the pictures has a scratch that runs through the nose that would, in reality eliminate any possibility of an MS-70 grade even if the coin had no sign of wear. In this coin the coin also shows circulation wear. Again, I just thought that this would be a good place to explain what MS-70 means. Thanks, Bill |
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Does a MS-70 need to be strongly struck? What about a slightly weak strike, but otherwise no marks?
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I think the 8 or B that Thingie is referring to is just SW of the T in Trust. I see it too.
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MS-70 means well struck, centered and completely flawless. No spots , or marks of any kind. So a weakly struck coin would not make it as an MS-70.
I hope that helps.
Bill
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Posted 07/24/2007 12:46 pm
