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Hello all, I just started coin roll hunting mostly pennies. It's been a blast so far, but I am finding some stuff I have no idea what it is. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I have a couple of questions. I am coin roll hunting and found many pennies that look like this.... Why do they look so new? Die problem? Thank you for any and all help! =)      Edited by Alan B
06/06/2016 12:23 am
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New Member
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After looking around could these old nice coins had been proofs at one time?
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Pillar of the Community
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 The first one is diffidently a proof coin... |
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Thank you very much =)
Slowly learning haha.
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Pillar of the Community
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the last coin looks like a nice woody  |
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Bryan78 , A 1962 proof had no mint mark. OP's Lincoln is a real nice AU/MS business strike .  |
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The simple answer as to why some of these old pennies look like new is that they made it into a roll or someone's piggy bank or penny jar early in their life and never saw any circulation. They do occasionally show up and is a big reason people search rolls. Nice finds!
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@Bryan78 Quote:
The first one is diffidently a proof coin. Can't be. There were no "D" Mint proof coins in 1962. (Don't think there were EVER "D" Mint proof coins.) OP, Lesson 1. Although they are most often referred to as "pennies", numismatists call the by the correct term, "CENTS". Look at the reverse and you'll see that. |
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Welcome!! Being a new member myself, I will say that you cannot find a better place for help with coins and advice on collecting! Welcome to the family! |
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I stand corrected... I didn't pay any attention to the mint mark and maybe it was the way the light was hitting it which caused me to believe it was a proof...  See, learn something new everyday... |
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Although they are most often referred to as "pennies", numismatists call the by the correct term, "CENTS".
Look at the reverse and you'll see that. Do numismatists also not use "nickel", "(quarter/half/double) eagle" or "stella"? None of those terms appear on the reverse of the corresponding coins, as far as I know. |
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Just a nice Uncirculated 1962-D penny... I sometimes run into them... I've even found a few Uncirculated wheat cents from the mid to late 1950's. I go through rolls as well. And actually there are proof coins floating around in circulation, though for some reason it's usually denominations other than cents.
Happy hunting!
CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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Thank you all for the wonderful welcome, and the answers ^_^.
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