1939 Lincoln Wheat Penny Polished Or Impaired Proof?

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TippyCanoe Pillar of the Community United States 607 Posts	Posted 04/12/2022 1:11 pm Just wondering how I distinguish between a polished coin and an impaired proof. Report this Post to the Staff

hlw1976 Valued Member United States 422 Posts	Posted 04/12/2022 1:13 pm I don't know much about anything on this but it looks like someone cleaned and tried to polish it Report this Post to the Staff
TippyCanoe Pillar of the Community United States 607 Posts	Posted 04/12/2022 1:16 pm Can it be difficult to tell the difference or is it easy for a trained eye? Just wondering what I should look for or is it just experience Report this Post to the Staff
levelsofmadnes Pillar of the Community United States 3003 Posts	Posted 04/12/2022 1:33 pm looks varnished Report this Post to the Staff
TippyCanoe Pillar of the Community United States 607 Posts	Posted 04/12/2022 1:42 pm Is it the rim that is the biggest diagnostic? Report this Post to the Staff
levelsofmadnes Pillar of the Community United States 3003 Posts	Posted 04/12/2022 2:05 pm to me a varnished coin has a high reflection/plastic look Report this Post to the Staff
levelsofmadnes Pillar of the Community United States 3003 Posts	Posted 04/12/2022 2:06 pm got a coin that is a spender and some varnish? easy way to find out what it looks like Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/12/2022 2:22 pm Makes sense - clearly a worn coin, later polished and lacquered. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19177 Posts	Posted 04/12/2022 2:38 pm That rim looks very, very interesting. A close-in image or two of the rim--perhaps taken at an angle--would help. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/12/2022 2:55 pm Skip the ones that say AD https://www.coincommunity.com/numis...f&gsc.page=1 John1 Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 04/12/2022 3:04 pm Well let's just say it's not an impaired proof . Lacquered sounds about right . Report this Post to the Staff
TippyCanoe Pillar of the Community United States 607 Posts	Posted 04/12/2022 3:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6583 Posts	Posted 04/12/2022 3:09 pm Looks lacquered. To me Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/12/2022 4:18 pm The spots on the coin are probably sneeze droplets. (They are now part of the finish on the coin and stained into the surface) Looks like a normal worn business strike coin. Here is a side by side of a business strike and a proof strike coin: Note how much stronger the proof coin has. They are all at least (some larger coins can be struck more than twice) double struck. Business strikes are only struck once. The difference is the double strike. It is the strike, not the shiny look on the coin, that would make a coin a proof coin. Your coin is a normal, worn, business strike coin with circulation damage on the surface. CoopHome: What is the difference between a proof strike coin and a business strike coin? Edited by coop 04/12/2022 4:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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