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Pillar of the Community
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I've found several in the past that weren't quite fully floating, but this one looks to be it.. picked off the ground several nights ago:      well worn from circulation, but still in decent shape.  worth holding. please feel free to post pix of your LMC floaters if you have them!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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All these years collecting and I've honestly never heard of this before. Petty cool.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Very interesting. I had not heard of this either. Is that the result of die wear/polishing?
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Nice find!  This post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I've seen these before, they don't have much, if any, of a premium. It's just either minor die polishing or a Greaser. Edited by SilverCents
07/17/2020 2:12 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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I've read that these are especially prevalent 1969-1971, but can be found on other years. it's just one of those minor LMC error/varieties I have always watched for, though I honestly never thought i'd pick one off the pavement. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I have about 4 or 5 of these. All early 70's.
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Bedrock of the Community
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It is from die over polishing. Sometimes the you can see a flying roof. or missing 'FG' or sometimes a missing statue. But they are die event. Nothing was omitted during the hub process. It was on the die when it was fresh. It was polished off. Just a die event. Not a variety.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I have a few Lincoln's from 1974 where Lincoln's neck is polished off...I guess they could be called floating head.
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Bedrock of the Community
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This bad?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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thanks, coop, for posting those graphics. glad to see I understood correctly that the cent suffered from over-polished die, giving the roof that 'floating' look. i have an '83 LMC with over-polished neckline, diminished Y & over-polished lapel/tie area, but the eye & mouth areas are not as over-polished as what's on the next graphic. those diminished facial features sure are striking. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes, 1969 and 1970 are the best years for finding floating roof coins, and across all mint marks but Denver seemed to produce the most. They carry a small premium, but even in MS-64 or better you generally won't see them go for more than five bucks. And they have to have both roof supports fully gone! Yours does, and is a great example well worth keeping.
Appreciate the excellent photos as well. Very nice find.
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Posted 07/17/2020 09:17 am
