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Neither coin looks cleaned to me. The last pic is a die crack/chip. The striations look normal to me. John1  |
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Rest in Peace
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You under graded your first coin ,more like VF-30 . Your 2nd. one I 'm seeing AU-53 . No cleaning on any of them .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Both nice coins. No real signs of cleaning. Where did you get those?
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I thank all of you for your help. I had never seen a Lincoln with thought types of striations. These were found along with a nice 1957-d RPM WRPM-001 (posted on error forum) in a roll of coins a recently obtained from a local bank. I had to pinch myself when I found them.
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^ I have. Check with a good loupe and a strong light and you'll find they are raised. These are die polish marks, not hairline scratches.
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Both nice coins. No real signs of cleaning.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Not cleaned, you're seeing metal flow lines.
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These were found along with a nice 1957-d RPM WRPM-001 (posted on error forum) in a roll of coins a recently obtained from a local bank. I had to pinch myself when I found them. Pinch me as well ... wish I had the same great fortune.  Both appear to me to be authentic and original surfaces (not cleaned) ... great finds indeed. Edited by nickelsearcher
01/11/2018 6:01 pm
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Two great snags. Congratulations.
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Pillar of the Community
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The striations you are seeing are common on early Lincoln cents, especially 1909. You'll see a number of high grade 1909 cents for sale that have the woody look.
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These were found along with a nice 1957-d RPM WRPM-001 (posted on error forum) in a roll of coins a recently obtained from a local bank. You went back for more, right? |
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Thanks everyone! I love this forum. Fantastic folks and educators. To answer CWB-yes I went back for more. One of the rolls contained all LWC similar to the roll I found the 1909 VDB cents. All the coins were late 1940s-1950s. Found nothing interesting. I guess someone, not knowing anything about coins, just wrapped them up and brought them to the bank. Funny how CRH can go from sometimes boring to exciting in 0-5 sec! |
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