1969-S Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC - Floating Roof?

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CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 01/01/2019 7:38 pm Hello. I've heard about the 1969-S "floating roof" in some videos, and I'm not sure if this is considered a variety. My guess would be an over polished Die. Is it a variety? Do I have it? Any help is appreciated. Happy hunting! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34424 Posts	Posted 01/01/2019 7:50 pm Yes the floating roof is a result of overzealous die polishing and that looks like what you have here. How about an overall pic of the rev of the coin too? Thx. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 01/01/2019 8:29 pm Thanks for the response. Here are those images: Edit:just thought to ask of the value for these. I can't imagine it being valuable unless it was in BU condition, and even then it wouldn't Be worth much. Am I right? Thanks! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Edited by CoinHunter27 01/02/2019 12:18 am Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 01/02/2019 02:08 am It looks like a Floating Roof to me. Technically, it can be considered a variety because the cause resulted in many coins showing exactly the same effect. Quote: I can't imagine it being valuable unless it was in BU condition, and even then it wouldn't Be worth much. Am I right? You're right. 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
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 01/02/2019 02:28 am Thanks! Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/02/2019 05:23 am Note also the weaker FG and The weaker statue. To me it looks like a die event. The die was normal when it started out. Now aging and altered. PCGS used to grade them and realized that it happened on several dies. CPG has a die number for this, but to me it is just an over polished die issue. Report this Post to the Staff
Panther Pillar of the Community United States 751 Posts	Posted 01/02/2019 2:58 pm I have somewhat of a problem with the polishing idea of the floating roof coin. If you look at the end of the area where the missing line is, you can see it's rather deep, how can someone polish BOTH sides of the monuments die, and not effect the upper or lower segments of the coin at that spot. If you look at the closeup, you can plainly see the spot above and below the area are both sharp. I find that very hard to grasp as the cause. I know this is commonly accepted, but study the photo and think about it. Dan Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/02/2019 4:31 pm I put in a comment on the other thread you posted. Report this Post to the Staff
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1969-S LMC- Floating Roof?