1989 P Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC The Most Overpolished Set Of Dies I've Seen To Date

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Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5240 Posts	Posted 11/08/2018 12:35 pm I found this slightly MAD 1989 P LMC with the most over polished set of dies I have seen to date. It is in remarkably great shape and it must have been the last cent Philadelphia sent out of the mint that year. I think I will put this one in a tube because it is in such great shape. Tell me what you think! Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/08/2018 12:41 pm That IS s corker! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/08/2018 12:42 pm You are confusing die scratches and die polishing. You have a coin with heavy die scratches. But over polishing remove some of the devices. Two different issue for the dies. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5240 Posts	Posted 11/08/2018 12:46 pm You have a point Mr. Coop. I will dedicate that one to memory. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/08/2018 12:54 pm The difference is between sanding a car, or removing all the paint from the car. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5240 Posts	Posted 11/08/2018 12:56 pm Yes sir. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 11/08/2018 2:06 pm Also, a slight MAD to boot. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5240 Posts	Posted 11/08/2018 2:10 pm Most of these that are heavily abraded are circulation worn and for the most part smoothed out. Brown in color. This one is in fantastic shape, almost no wear. That's why I'm keeping it. I know it's only worth face but you don't normally ruin into specimens like this one CRH. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75339 Posts	Posted 11/08/2018 4:53 pm Wow Jim! There's so many Die Scratches on the obverse and reverse die! All I can say, is the U.S. Mint are cheapskates! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5240 Posts	Posted 11/08/2018 4:59 pm David, that had to be the last 1989 minted! Those dies were shot! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75339 Posts	Posted 11/08/2018 5:26 pm Yeah Jim! They were pretty shot. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3675 Posts	Posted 11/08/2018 10:31 pm Wowzers! The Fuller Brush salesman must have left his whole sample kit at the Philadelphia Mint right before they scraped the grease out of that die pair. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5240 Posts	Posted 11/09/2018 07:45 am Lol fortcollins! It appears so! Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 11/09/2018 1:00 pm I don't think the dies were in that bad a shape at all, but it probably suffered a severe clash and rather than going to the trouble of an extensive polishing job the abraded then away with a coarse abrasive and then didn't follow through with finer grades. They sometimes do this with an emery stick. They refer to it as stoning the die. Not sure why they do this, it leaves it looking worse than the clashmarks do. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5240 Posts	Posted 11/09/2018 1:27 pm After looking at this cent a few times that makes a lot of sense. The devises do not look to be in bad shape at all. Report this Post to the Staff
BigSilver Pillar of the Community United States 2843 Posts	Posted 11/09/2018 1:39 pm was gonna say the same. The die polish lines wear off with use, and so this represents a coin struck very soon after the polishing episode. Likely that the die had quite a bit of life left to it. Report this Post to the Staff
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1989 P LMC The Most Overpolished Set Of Dies I've Seen To Date