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I won this 1915-D Lincoln Cent on ebay for $4. It's either a worn and cleaned coin or possibly a high grade coin that was weakly struck. I can't tell from the photos if that's original mint red or a cleaned coin. The wheat stalks seems to have strong details and all the lettering and the date on obverse seem very strong as well. I've seen other mint state coins from this era that were very weakly struck. For $4 I took a shot. These are the seller's photos. What do folks think?   Paul Bulgerin
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06/22/2015 11:23 am
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Woah, that's difficult. I honestly cannot tell. Hopefully when you get it it has luster.
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Hard to tell unless you get it in hand. I think there is a least a chance that the red you are seeing is original luster, but it is also possible that it is a cleaned and re-toned coin. The fact that the details are uneven - for example the base of the left wheat stalk has significant detail while the right does not - makes me think it has a chance. For $4, I would have taken that gamble.
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Rest in Peace
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Looks like a little of both cleaned and weak strike. I don't think the red that you see is remnants of original mint luster.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Something unnatural-looking about it to me.
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Looks cleaned to me, with remnants of a thumbprint on Abe's face.
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Bedrock of the Community
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G-VG details, definitely cleaned.
There are no weakly struck coins from 1915, at least I've never seen one. The details on the master hub were sharpened in 1915 and so the Mint produced fresh dies for all the branch mints. IMO, this coin is worth <$1.
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I disagree with week strike. The rims are very noticeable, only worn down by circulation.
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Looking at it now, its defiantly cleaned.
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The 1915-D arrived. The color is a bit darker than in the seller's photos. I would say it's cleaned, but it is an interesting coin. While Lincoln's hair and ear are very worn, the obverse lettering is sharp. The wheat stalks have a lot of detail remaining, hardly what you would expect from a worn coin. Was it possibly struck through something to account for the difference in detail between the obverse and reverse? Here are some photos I took of the coin   Paul Bulgerin
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07/04/2015 3:52 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Possibly, but I would agree it's been cleaned.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Was it possibly struck through something to account for the difference in detail between the obverse and reverse? Nope, it's worn just on the high points on both sides. It looks like an EDS because it is, the master hub was sharpened in 1915 most coins have nice details. Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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07/05/2015 1:42 pm
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What is an EDS? Sorry for the dumb question, checked the glossary before asking, ED-environmental damage, but EDS was not there. I'm new to coin collecting and trying to learn. Thanks!!
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