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junjiesalvador Valued Member Philippines 212 Posts	Posted 05/09/2008 9:26 pm Hello, I found this in a shotgun bank roll. A friend says the damaged was caused by a counting machine after mint. Will a counting machine create another image in the memorial? There are also signs of melting. The coin has kept its luster for 47 years now. How do I save the coin from corrosion? Report this Post to the Staff

1337 Pillar of the Community United States 656 Posts	Posted 05/09/2008 9:36 pm A 1961 is not worth keeping. -64s Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 05/09/2008 9:57 pm This coin looks like it was found on a black topped road at one point after it was run over several times flipping over in the process. The stones in the black top scuffed it up. I have never seen a counting machine do this type of damage. Report this Post to the Staff
ziggy9 Valued Member United States 499 Posts	Posted 05/09/2008 10:04 pm yep, road kill! Report this Post to the Staff
junjiesalvador Valued Member Philippines 212 Posts	Posted 05/09/2008 10:50 pm thanks guys, but I am wondering if a road job will create another image, melt the coin and damage specific section of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 05/09/2008 11:02 pm Sorry, you'll have to be more specific for me. I don't see where the coin was melted. If it were melted you would see a discoloration from the heat. I also don't see the other image. It's harder with a picture than it is looking directly at the coin. Where is the image? Report this Post to the Staff
ziggy9 Valued Member United States 499 Posts	Posted 05/09/2008 11:07 pm my thoughts exactly, we need closer images of the areas you are talking about. Richard Report this Post to the Staff
garylcsr Pillar of the Community United States 1952 Posts	Posted 05/09/2008 11:09 pm it's called road rash lol Report this Post to the Staff
TheForce Pillar of the Community United States 4867 Posts	Posted 05/09/2008 11:32 pm Does this grade less than AG? A cull perhaps? Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 05/10/2008 07:42 am I would grade it as UNC-Badly scuffed on both sides and value it as a cull. Report this Post to the Staff
americanmoney New Member United States 36 Posts	Posted 05/23/2008 8:08 pm whats a cull? Report this Post to the Staff
junjiesalvador Valued Member Philippines 212 Posts	Posted 05/23/2008 9:48 pm Hi americanmoney, Please refer to the glossary. I find it interesting to go over it and learn the lingo of this hobby. Report this Post to the Staff
hockingzig Pillar of the Community United States 1450 Posts	Posted 05/25/2008 4:54 pm Although I agree with you on this coin I must take issue with 1964 s comment "a 61 is not worth keeping"(I hope that is an exact quote, my memory doesn't work well sometimes). I agree a 61 will never be "valuable" in a monetary sense but I think any time you can save an older, high quality coin from circulation it is worth t. Searching penny rolls I have found a lot of high quality pennies from the 50's,60's and 70's that I have put into mylar flips and will hold onto. Do I believe they will be valuable? Of course not but I love the look of a 40 year old coin with nice toning and well-preserved features. There are many reasons people collect coins, value is only one of them(I do it because chicks dig it). I know that you meant that particular coin,but remember there are novices to this hobby that we need to show the many joys that coin collecting can bring and sometimes we forget there is more to value than $'s. Report this Post to the Staff
junjiesalvador Valued Member Philippines 212 Posts	Posted 05/25/2008 8:57 pm Hi hockingzig. I agree with you that it is not the $ value that a lot of us are unto this hobby. It is really the countless happy and enjoyable hours of searching and discovering coins we believe are worth keeping and love to look at. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19930 Posts	Posted 05/26/2008 1:46 pm A 1961 LIncoln is worth keeping in MS65+. Finding high quality Memorial cents is much more difficult than people think. It's the most under-appreciate series in collecting but finding quality pieces is tough! This coin is definately a cull. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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