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Valued Member
United States
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Hello everyone It's been awhile since my last post I was looking through my coins and came across this 2008 D LMC it's the best one I have! Looking for opinions on if possibly worth having graded.    |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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It looks like the coin has been gold plated and buffed. I can't see any mint luster and the color isn't right for copper.  ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10635 Posts |
Plating was my first thought too, which would cause this coin to be considered damaged, post mint. No, not worth sending in for grading.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
1557 Posts |
I agree. A gold-plated coin.
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Moderator
United States
56855 Posts |
I agree, plated. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18664 Posts |
 i guess it would still be worth 1C |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19949 Posts |
Agree with others, plated coin, PMD. Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Agree, just plated.  |
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Valued Member
 United States
121 Posts |
My bad for wasting your time. I was engrossed with the shine and never payed attention to the color. I didn't realize I had gold plated pennies but I came across a 2016 as well, as well as a couple Kennedy half dollars and a few buffalo head nickels  Edited by ae802000
06/20/2022 10:41 am
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Moderator
United States
96071 Posts |
far too shiny for a business strike, as mentioned - plated in gold (real gold? or a brass? metal)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36745 Posts |
Yep, just plated with a value of face value.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4618 Posts |
ae802000 said... Quote:
My bad for wasting your time. It's not a waste of time, not at all! It's all part of collecting coins. The more we see the better we get at identifying what's going on. Your post may help others understand what to look for and what to avoid. I'm sorry that it's not in mint state and I hope it was a find and not a purchase, but just think of the disappointment you would have had if you DIDN'T post it and learned the truth when the coin was returned from a Third-Party Grading co. in a body bag as not genuine. Always post if you have a question! We can't own every coin, but we still love to look at as many as possible. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19949 Posts |
Every question answered helps future collectors.  Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Moderator
United States
96071 Posts |
as well - your coins and questions (and every other that has been posted have help me to learn more about this hobby. If nobody posted questions - this would be a very boring forum |
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Valued Member
United States
326 Posts |
As a teacher of mine once said, " If you are brave enough to ask the question, you might feel "dumb" for a moment. But if you don't ask the question, you might be dumb forever!"
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Posted 06/20/2022 01:44 am
