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kceb10 Valued Member United States 392 Posts	Posted 01/30/2009 11:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/31/2009 09:12 am This coin would probably grade MS-62 but there appears to be some sort of damage at the bottom of the bell. Because of the damage I think the grade will drop to AU-58. Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 01/31/2009 09:31 am with echizento AU-58 Appears to be some type of staining on obverse as well Report this Post to the Staff
GLG Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 01/31/2009 10:22 am Too many marks around the ear. AU-55 GLG Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 01/31/2009 11:41 pm MS63, the bottom of the bell is just strike weakness and the numerous small ticks around the ear and hairline are also attributable to strike weakness. I suspect those marks are not from banging around with other coins, I think they were on the planchet before striking. Most blank planchets look pretty beat up but the marks are obliterated when a coin is fully struck. If the coin is weakly struck, you can see these latent marks and I suspect that is the source because the fields are actually very clean. Overall, a nice key Franklin Report this Post to the Staff
groganking Valued Member United States 131 Posts	Posted 02/01/2009 12:05 am I would agree with Biokemist that it is Mint State but I would go a bit lower -- MS62. A lot of dings and splotchy mark on the "M" on the reverse would keep it below 63. Still a nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19930 Posts	Posted 02/01/2009 01:00 am Another agreement with biokemist, the rest of the coin is too nice and nearly hit-free. The obv marks and bell area are due to strike weakness. It's gotta me MS IMO. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
kceb10 Valued Member United States 392 Posts	Posted 02/01/2009 08:13 am I thought it was an ms coin when I was looking at it in the coin shop and I picked it up for an unbelievable price of $11.00 so I have to take it Report this Post to the Staff
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