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chrsb Pillar of the Community United States 936 Posts	Posted 12/04/2007 2:47 pm I picked this up the other day and paid MS-63 BN money for it, I should of had my loupe on me but forgot it. Is a weak strike normal for early Lincolns? This one is a little off center and the reverse is weak. The obverse looks MS-63 but the reverse looks AU-EF. Opinion, comments welcome! Report this Post to the Staff

BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19931 Posts	Posted 12/05/2007 08:47 am I'd say it's a "qualified" MS62-63, it's a weakly struck reverse is all. The lettering has the classic "mushy" look to a weak strike. However, the coin does concern me with the color variation on the reverse. I think I'd have to see it in-hand to render a decent opinion, but it sure looks like reverse sat in something that "cleaned" the natural toning that present on the obverse. There's even hints of the orginal color from 9-12 o'clock. Because of the weak reverse strike, some small hits and the color variation, I'd have to knock it down a little to MS61 personally. It's still a beauty! Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 12/05/2007 08:59 am It looks MS to me nice find Report this Post to the Staff
Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3233 Posts	Posted 12/05/2007 09:09 am The color of the reverse has me concerned that the coin has been "played with". Report this Post to the Staff
chrsb Pillar of the Community United States 936 Posts	Posted 12/05/2007 10:54 am Thanks for the comments, the color in hand is a little different than what is here, I got a new camera and am still playing with the settings. The reverse almost looks like a "Coke" bath in the photo, I put a cent in coke to see what it would do once. I will have to get it out of lock up and retake some photo's. Report this Post to the Staff
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