Why Does This 1951-D Lincoln Cent Look So Shiny?

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Missboleyn New Member United States 14 Posts	Posted 08/22/2020 10:05 am Is this a foreign planchet possibly? * Edited by Staff to clarify topic title. Titles are important! * Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 08/22/2020 10:15 am Has seen very little circulation since issue, and has been a very favorable environment for most of that time. Doesn't even seem to have any bag marks! Lucky you! I have seen 100+ year old bronze coins of other countries in this sort of condition and luster, but as you may expect, they are quite scarce. If you keep this one in a hard acrylic airtight capsule, and include in an album with PVC free pages, and it should stay this way for just about forever. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some collectors prefer toned coins, but to my way of thinking, a coin that has retained as much of it's original luster as possible (be it silver or bronze), is closer to the original pristine condition that it had after being freshly minted. Edited by sel_69l 08/22/2020 10:25 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/22/2020 10:17 am That's pretty much what it looked like when it was first issued. Someone took care of it for a long time! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 08/22/2020 11:05 am A beauty for sure . That's what most of us strive for ; A 69 year old copper Cent in pristine condition . Holder that bad boy up real fast and keep it away from humidity . Cool dry environment will keep it that way for a very long time . Report this Post to the Staff
cointagous Pillar of the Community United States 1143 Posts	Posted 08/22/2020 11:09 am Looks to be close to uncirculated. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19138 Posts	Posted 08/22/2020 11:30 am And, not struck on a foreign planchet. Report this Post to the Staff
CentSearcher Valued Member United States 103 Posts	Posted 08/22/2020 2:12 pm Just a nice cent. Report this Post to the Staff
Nieuw Pillar of the Community United States 663 Posts	Posted 08/22/2020 3:35 pm You have a very nicely preserved nick free 1951 D LWC. Do not clean, and also importantly, do NOT handle the surfaces/fields without protective gloves! Abe doesn't want fingerprint stains on his suit! Edited by Nieuw 08/22/2020 3:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 08/22/2020 7:51 pm Very nice find! Congrats! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coin searching Valued Member United States 182 Posts	Posted 08/27/2020 4:08 pm It is a beautiful coin. Don't touch it with your bare hands. Report this Post to the Staff
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