Toned 1916 P Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC For Grade

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Willburton Pillar of the Community United States 2558 Posts	Posted 05/26/2020 5:02 pm This coin has the one of the best beard and ear combo I've seen on a 1916. Edited by Willburton 05/26/2020 5:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff

fenton Pillar of the Community United States 4989 Posts	Posted 05/26/2020 7:07 pm Great strike. Color seems a bit questionable, and the carbon spotting to the right of Lincoln's bust seems distracting. I'll say MS-63 RB with a star for that toning assuming it's genuine color. Edited by fenton 05/26/2020 7:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19223 Posts	Posted 05/26/2020 7:27 pm Nice coin. Abe's rockin' great hair. Appears to fall in the MS63-64 range. From another angle, what are those 'sand fly'-like features to the east to Abe's face>? Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 05/26/2020 7:42 pm Nice early die state , I like the toning and think It's NT . Reverse wheat stalks are sharp especially the left one . MS-64 . I too have to ask about those numerous peppered specks . Report this Post to the Staff
Willburton Pillar of the Community United States 2558 Posts	Posted 05/26/2020 9:30 pm I'm guessing that they are leftovers from a partial fingerprint. Thanks guys! Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19969 Posts	Posted 05/26/2020 10:21 pm Beautiful coin, too bad about the spots. 63RB Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
mtuma3 Pillar of the Community United States 744 Posts	Posted 05/26/2020 11:00 pm I've been collecting off and on for almost 55 years, and have a lot of Cents I collected, even as a kid, and I've never seen natural toning like that on a Cent coin. I believe that coin was silver plated at some point. It you look at the top of the rim on the obverse, and several places on the reverse you can see what looks like bits of silver. Just my opinion... Mark ANA Member My7070 Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 05/26/2020 11:47 pm Wow! The facial hair detail is very strong. Haven't seen an early Lincoln with this strong of a strike. Wonderful coin! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 05/27/2020 09:26 am Does anyone believe this coin can be an impaired proof ? Look at the wired edge rim on obverse at 12:00-5:00 . Hmm ,the coin is not in any kind of holder . Question : How long has it been floating around like this ? I'm going to say there are fairly good odds that this 1916-P Lincoln Cent can very well be an impaired proof . JMHO , I'm not an expert on matte Proof Lincolns . Report this Post to the Staff
Bump111 Pillar of the Community United States 3327 Posts	Posted 05/27/2020 12:38 pm Any chance of this being a proof? Edit: Sorry T-Bop - didn't scroll down far enough to see your post. "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae Edited by Bump111 05/27/2020 12:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 05/27/2020 2:03 pm No problem Bump , glad to see I'm not alone . Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/27/2020 2:13 pm Is that in fact carbon flecking and not light pitting? Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19969 Posts	Posted 05/27/2020 7:15 pm Quote: Does anyone believe this coin can be an impaired proof ? Look at the wired edge rim on obverse at 12:00-5:00 . Hmm ,the coin is not in any kind of holder . Question : How long has it been floating around like this ? I'm going to say there are fairly good odds that this 1916-P Lincoln Cent can very well be an impaired proof . JMHO , I'm not an expert on matte Proof Lincolns . The hubs/dies were fresh from 1915 and slightly sharpened in 1916. The issue should be very well struck - this coin is no shocker in that department. There are many coins that have proof-like characteristics. Now that I look again, the rim in that area shows it could have been encased. That would explain the look, it might have had a light polishing at some point if worn as jewelry. Nonetheless, it's beautiful coin cleaned or not. Personally, I'll forgive a lot in an old, raw coin with rainbow toning if the price is right. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
fenton Pillar of the Community United States 4989 Posts	Posted 05/27/2020 10:28 pm This type of toning isn't that unusual. Here's an MS-66 (*) from NGC, different date obviously, that I saw for sale. Report this Post to the Staff
Willburton Pillar of the Community United States 2558 Posts	Posted 05/29/2020 10:33 am Thanks for the responses guys. The rim did intrigue me upon purchase. I've never seen a matte proof in hand and the 16 seems hard to identify. Those spots are a drawback but still a well struck 1916! Report this Post to the Staff
Fury Valued Member United States 258 Posts	Posted 06/08/2020 2:14 pm Nice strike. Don't find many of those much. Happy collecting! Report this Post to the Staff
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