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Valued Member
United States
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Sharp thick rims, raised, sandblast surface... I need input. I made an old thread that is now uneditable so I needed to make a new one.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
The rims are nowhere near square enough for a matte proof IMO. The coin looks AU+ so rounded rims wouldn't be possible.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3540 Posts |
GREAT Lincoln!
Check the outer rim. Outer edges should be squared off as well.
Do an internet search for "1909 VDB matte proof diagnostics" - some great info out there.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1602 Posts |
Is that some MD on the date?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36746 Posts |
Nice coin but not a proof.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
10743 Posts |
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Nice coin but not a proof.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19957 Posts |
Not a matte proof, many 1909's have nice, square rims and frosty fields since the hubs and dies were fresh.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19957 Posts |
Square rims and frosty fields on one of mine:  Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4932 Posts |
Nada. Looks like an AU-58 business strike
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Valued Member
United States
441 Posts |
Definitely not a proof. A handsome coin, nonetheless. If you find MPLs exciting, Kevin Flynn's Lincoln Cent Matte Proofs is a book worth owning. @BadThad.. you wouldn't happen to have more pics of that fine cent, now, would you? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
441 Posts |
@BadThad.. I am a novice when it comes to matte proofs. I have learned much from studying photos and die markers. I have never actually seen one, however, so, there's that. Given that this example coin is raw, how did you figure out that it's a MPL?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19957 Posts |
It is NOT an MPL, it is a business strike example of square rims and frosted fields.
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Valued Member
United States
441 Posts |
Ooooooh, that makes much more sense! I kept looking over it to figure out if it was the photos somehow or what.. My brain was glitching over it: Thad knows what a dang proof Lincoln is... but that's not a proof... but there is no way he wouldn't know it... but how could...  like that. |
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