Beardless Lincoln Looks Like A Proof

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Potbellypub Pillar of the Community United States 900 Posts	Posted 02/12/2017 02:22 am Found this 1968 S in a penny roll and not sure how it got this way but it's as brilliant as a proof obverse has strong motto , liberty and date . Motto is touching rim of coin all the way around and the L in liberty is as well the date and bust are not the reverse has strong normal features. On the obverse lincolns bust is almost featureless . Just kinda confused ! Report this Post to the Staff

coin197 Pillar of the Community United States 1963 Posts	Posted 02/12/2017 02:36 am That is not a proof. 1968 was the year before they sharpened details, so that is why the beard is mushy. Report this Post to the Staff
Potbellypub Pillar of the Community United States 900 Posts	Posted 02/12/2017 03:07 am The whole bust appears to be mushy . Coop told me about that being the last year they used that master hub you could see how much it was spreading . Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 02/12/2017 04:18 am The first pic does look like a proof to me. The reverse is hard to tell. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 02/12/2017 08:22 am Normal business strike with reverse issues . Report this Post to the Staff
11997755 Pillar of the Community United States 2253 Posts	Posted 02/12/2017 08:56 am All the 68's look a little strange to me. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/12/2017 10:00 am I see slight amount of wear on the obverse, so it may have been cleaned or buffed up a bit. But it is not a proof coin. The surface on them are mirror like. The is also slight amount of MD on the motto devices. But the 1968-1972 cents had a lot of this happening during those years. Report this Post to the Staff
Potbellypub Pillar of the Community United States 900 Posts	Posted 02/12/2017 12:32 pm It's the best looking penny I've been able to find in my searching for the 1960s decade and is has an S mint mark ususally what I get with a mm is beaten up pretty bad this one has a good shine to it. I thought maybe it was a proof that had been in circulation for a while. It I couldn't figure out why it had so much wear on the bust with all the high points worn off but I guess from what you guys are saying it was the dies and not just wear . I appreciate the clarification ! Thanks for the replies ! Report this Post to the Staff
Potbellypub Pillar of the Community United States 900 Posts	Posted 02/12/2017 11:29 pm Just found this 1961 that has pretty much the same features but is almost ms on the obverse and the reverse is half red half brown . Don't know if something was spilled on this or how it happened . Report this Post to the Staff
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