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BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19935 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 7:55 pm What do you think? The luster is off the charts with this one. Lots of die polish lines, freshly polished dies produce the most luster. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 7:58 pm I could see MS-67RD here. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 8:22 pm MS-66+RD . Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/01/2022 04:35 am How can a coin with that many die scratches have a high grade? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18649 Posts	Posted 05/01/2022 10:57 am Quote: How can a coin with that many die scratches have a high grade? die polish lines have no effect on grade regardless of how many or how deep there are very small little ticks obverse chin and lower part of bust area. this is common even on MS67 coins some marks across the motto letters and E PLUSIBUS UNUM other than that, this is a clean coin and I think it would come in at MS67RD and no less than 66+ Report this Post to the Staff
grospoisson Pillar of the Community United States 984 Posts	Posted 05/01/2022 3:55 pm I am very curious as what are those flat shiny parts on the coat? They look like they have been smoothed with a grinding wheel. They light up when coin is rotated. I have passed on 5 or 6 coins with those same flat marks. please fill me in on those. I see two of them. Thad these are the marks I have been asking about, so glad you posted that coin. Edited by grospoisson 05/01/2022 4:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19935 Posts	Posted 05/01/2022 11:12 pm Quote: I am very curious as what are those flat shiny parts on the coat? They look like they have been smoothed with a grinding wheel. They light up when coin is rotated. I have passed on 5 or 6 coins with those same flat marks. please fill me in on those. I see two of them. Thad these are the marks I have been asking about, so glad you posted that coin. On the cheek and lapel? Likely spots that didn't completely fill in the die. Those are the high points of the design. If there isn't enough metal to fully fill the die, the minting process simply pushes the flat planchet up - it never gets rounded out at the top. The other high point is the hair above the ear. You can see the hair never fully formed in the strike either - it's kind of a 70's blob there. Also, if you look in the field right below the memorial, you can tell the strike is a little weak. That area is opposite the head and takes a lot of metal to fill the die - often this part of the planchet doesn't get fully smoothed out on Memorial cents. The worst part of that is it will interrupt the luster and smoothness of the fields there. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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