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1961 D Blue Purple Toned LMC Up For Grading

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Not 100% sure if cleaned has a sexy luster so maybe cleaned awhile back ago, Found in some change of mine. Opinions always help^^ But my opinion is MS 65* or little below.
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 Posted 09/09/2020  2:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Keith67 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks polished To me
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Could you crop and enlarge your pics, please.
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Definitely polished... look at the contact marks on the reverse, and general wear. Cool iridescence, but a damaged, circulated coin.
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@ coinfrog front and back?
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Yep, no way this coin is MS 65. Just looking at the obverse I see 3 dings on the columns in the Lincoln Memorial, Its still a cool color, I have one in my album that is purple on the obverse and green on the reverse. Have no idea how it got like that buts it a beauty.
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Yes, front and back, please.
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 Posted 09/09/2020  3:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Eyez to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hope it helps

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Absolutely cleaned , polished , abused .
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Looks like a found penny that spent some time in a shoe.
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so whats the easiest way to tell if polished?
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Yep polished or an old plating .
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Damage on the reverse will keep the grade under AU--in my opinion. Does appear to have been cleaned.
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Agree with others, appears to probably have been polished or cleaned at some point. It's about a VF level coin so it's seen a lot in it's life.

Nonetheless, I save these interesting toners in rolls as I find them if they're worthy in my eye. Makes for some interesting modern rolls to look at once you fill a tube!
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That blue/purple color comes from industrial cleaner on copper. I've done that to several pennies. I don't do that anymore as I don't like blue/purple pennies.
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