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Pillar of the Community
United States
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First, thanks for looking. I'd love to hear what everyone thinks of a grade for this 1950-S Lincoln. The reverse has some oddities in the letter 'O' in one and also near the bottom lettering in America. Any insights as to thoughts on that and the grade is greatly appreciated!   |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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MS-62... Maybe... And the "O" is scratched off it looks like
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Pillar of the Community
Korea, Republic Of
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Thanks Matteproof... I thought it was a little strange in this condition but I'm assuming this is not so unusual?
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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The dings on Lincolns eyebrow is somewhat distracting, and with the grease filled letters on the reverse and a few scratches, I'll say, MS-62 Still a very nice coin.  Edited by SHAFTA9a
12/14/2014 11:47 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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64RD
As I've discussed many time here, the weakness in the O in ONE and the AM in AMERICA are not due to grease or damage. Those areas are hard for the die to fill in due to the amount of metal required to fill the obverse die opposite those areas. It's a classic trait for wheat cents. Also, the scratches around those areas are inherent to the planchet, as the striking pressure is not high enough to remove those.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks BadThad.... Great information... It's appreciated
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This should help.  Notice the amount of metal to fill the high points in the design: temple, cheek, jaw and shoulder. That's what causes the reverse to look like it does.  Edited by BadThad
12/15/2014 12:55 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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ms 63RD and Bad Thad is spot on.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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MS-63 red. Too many bag marks to make 65. The weak reverse is not uncommon.
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United States
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MS64 RD. Thanks Bad Thad for picture of OBV and REV superimposed, very easy to understand with that.
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Posted 12/14/2014 05:11 am
