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Valued Member
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06/01/2022 2:00 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Weakness in STATE OF. MS-68 is a nearly impossible grade, the coin would have to be nearly flawless.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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No steps at all and Lincolns ghost is standing behind him .
MS-66RD .
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I could see MS66--not higher. Could be MS64-65 if the photos were sharper.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
Rev struck through?
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Rest in Peace
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Rev struck through? Can you point out where you see that ?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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reverse strike will eliminate a 68 grade. photos are out of focus and once you get above 66 you need really sharp photos that dont have lighting issues.
coin is in the 66/67 range however, is it scuffing at the bottom of the coat or lighting? also under the steps? no way to tell using these. that would drop it at least a point or more depending on what it actually looks like
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Bedrock of the Community
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S OF on the reverse appears to be Struck Through GreaseI doubt it is a strike issue since there is no weakness opposite on the obverse Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Bedrock of the Community
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IMO it's not Struck Through Grease, it's a failure of the dies to fully fill. Look at the area opposite the reverse, the shoulder and bottom on the coat, it's very weak. Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Pillar of the Community
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To reiterate on what BadThad said, the shoulder is opposite of "states of" and the shoulder takes more metal to fill than any other area of a Lincoln Cent, this is why most have remaining planchet marks, weakness in the reverse in the opposite side of the coin, lack of details on either or. At the top their grades above ms66 they get picky on coin strike, even if the coin is free of any ticks, or contact marks. |
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