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New Member
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Hello all, Was at my neighborhood coin shop looking for a 1909S, 1912S, and 1914D Lincoln when after purchasing some air-tights the guy tossed this into the bunch and said here. Well I think it's rather nice. Any idea of a price for this type II coin. The 'S' is open compared to the type I which is closed up.He had it graded Proof 62 and the toning is outstanding. Thanks for your help.   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Edited by coop
04/11/2014 5:42 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Coop, did the circulation strike coins carry the different mintmarks as well? Or is a circulation strike coin with a type 2 mintmark rare?
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New Member
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So this is a type II 'S' with the narrow punched 'S' compared to the type I where the 'S' would have a thicker punch, correct.
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Bedrock of the Community
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did the circulation strike coins carry the different mintmarks as well? There were no S-mint business strikes for 1979 and 1981 so it does not apply. As for the OP's coin, the image is too small to make a determination of mintmark type. The difference for the 1979s is quite obvious but it is much more subtle for the 1981s. It is also worth noting that the 1979-S T2 mintmark is the same as the 1981-S T1 mintmark. |
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Coop, had no idea prices could be like that. Out of the cents I got from my mom, the ones we put.in five gallon jars years back, a lot of them I put back into circulation after searching are MS-63 or higher. None of them are newer then 1984, that is when we stopped saving them.
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New Member
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You guys are confusing me. Is there such a coin ? Is it real or not ? biokemis6 says there was no mint mark during that time. Please explain. Did my coin dealer give me a fake coin ? |
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I think I can explain.
Yes, there is such a coin, but it is a proof, which is a special type of strike not intended for circulation. Biokemist6 was talking about business strikes, which are the coins intended for circulation. The San Francisco mint stopped minting business strikes in 1974, and started making proof-only issues instead, which they still do.
I don't think anyone was implying that they thought your coin was a fake.
EDIT: Missing word.
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04/11/2014 10:41 pm
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New Member
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Thanks for all the information. Just not sure what to do with the coin. Hold it ,sell it with reserve. I just think it is unique with the toning also.
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