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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Why is NGC putting Lincoln cents with the reverse on the front of the slab instead of the obverse on the front? It's not like it's a rotating design like the quarters.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Probably just to show special design of reverse
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Moderator
 United States
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The "special" thing about that coin is the mint mark,not the shield. I am looking for one in a MS67 or higher. John1  Edited by John1
04/25/2018 08:38 am
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Moderator
United States
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Interesting. I want to say they will do that on request. Perhaps a bulk submitter did so to stand out?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
717 Posts |
I've never seen that before.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3468 Posts |
I've seen examples slabbed this way when signed by Lyndall Bass, the reverse designer. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
562 Posts |
You can request a coin be slabbed with the reverse forward. Often times, promoters will do this for certain coins to highlight the reverse (as will the above example).
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Interesting, didn't know that!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
As said before, you can request it on the submission forms. A friend of mine had a bunch of toned Morgan's graded recently and he had a few of the ones with reverse toning slabbed that way.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've seen this with toned Morgan and Peace dollars where the submitter asks for the toned side on the front of the slab. I have no idea why they would do that with Shield cents, though. The shield design isn't all that special or anything. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Something NGC does for no additional charge, but I believe there is a minimum submission level.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I have no idea why they would do that with Shield cents, though. The shield design isn't all that special or anything. I can understand the logic with Lincolns given there's three different reverses now. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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This design has been going on now since 2010. Seems a bit late in the game to highlight the reverse when the talk of the town is that "P" on the obverse!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Seems a bit late in the game to highlight the reverse when the talk of the town is that "P" on the obverse! This isn't the first year people have had them slabbed like that....in fact it's been happening since the first year of the design for the Shields and before that for Lincolns in general |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It looks better slabbed backwards anyway.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I was searching and I saw PCGS doing the same thing. How disappointing. I didn't see any with the obverse of the front!
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Posted 04/25/2018 08:37 am
