Question Re. NGC 2015 P & D Lincoln Cents

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Spiel New Member United States 43 Posts	Posted 10/30/2015 3:46 pm I'm looking for graded 2015 P & D business strike cents. I see PCGS coins that are clearly business, however the NGC coins are all mark "Early Releases - US Mint uncirculated set". Am I correct in assuming that these are not business strikes, but rather are taken from the 'Mint Set' coins? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

tweak800 Pillar of the Community United States 1249 Posts	Posted 10/30/2015 4:41 pm There is only business and proof strikes.unless you count satin finish and things like that those are not Business Yes they may have come in mint sets but still business strike coins. Edited by tweak800 10/30/2015 4:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 10/30/2015 5:06 pm Why do you want them? Report this Post to the Staff
stampvirgin Pillar of the Community United States 1247 Posts	Posted 10/31/2015 09:55 am to answer your question. those are business strikes. uncirc means business , mint set means proof. Report this Post to the Staff
jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5207 Posts	Posted 10/31/2015 1:29 pm Quote: mint set means proof. Proofs have S mint marks. The OP stated the coins were P & D with the label stating "US Mint Uncirculated Set" Report this Post to the Staff
stampvirgin Pillar of the Community United States 1247 Posts	Posted 10/31/2015 1:34 pm yes, reread my post... the part that says "uncirc means business " Report this Post to the Staff
Spiel New Member United States 43 Posts	Posted 10/31/2015 4:24 pm Thanks for the inputs. I got the following off of the US mint web site: "Uncirculated Coins: Are hand-loaded into the coining press and struck on specially burnished blanks, yet have a soft, matt-like finish appearance. These coins: Are made like circulating coins (which are used everyday as money), but with a special process that produces a brilliant finish. Come with an official Certificate of Authenticity. Circulating Coins: Are produced for circulations, but those sold directly by the United States Mint are never released to the Federal Reserve Bank. These coins: Are typically offered by the Mint in rolls, bags or boxes, which do not include Certificates of Authenticity." My understanding is the mint stopped using the 'frosted' look on cents in 2011 and went back to 'brilliant' finished cents. If this is correct then the NGC coins are from the Uncirculated Mint Sets. It is quite easy to find NGC coins graded both MS-67 RD or MS-68 RD, some with the Proof like qualifiers. Whereas the PCGS coins appear to be graded circulation coins. There are quite a few available MS-66, not too many MS-67 and I've seen no MS-68's. What's it mean? For me I don't like water spotted coins. I've roll searched many cents for the last few years and it is very rare to find coins with no spotting. My guess is that the PCGS coins in MS-65 or 66 probably have some spotting. Report this Post to the Staff
Steele Pillar of the Community United States 1119 Posts	Posted 10/31/2015 4:49 pm proof set means proof mint set means uncirculated Report this Post to the Staff
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