Here's A Pretty Clean Looking 1964 Penny, I Know That Doesn't Mean Mint State, Thoughts?

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Barbette41 New Member United States 38 Posts	Posted 03/15/2023 6:13 pm This is one of my better looking 1964 pennies and wondering if it falls in AU or MS Report this Post to the Staff

ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19150 Posts	Posted 03/15/2023 6:35 pm I'm thinking AU52, possibly up to AU54. Coin shows light wear and light dings and hits. Not too bad for being 59 years old. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/15/2023 6:51 pm I'll say AU-55. Report this Post to the Staff
silverwolf Pillar of the Community Canada 3733 Posts	Posted 03/15/2023 8:05 pm not m.s. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19948 Posts	Posted 03/15/2023 11:16 pm Lots of wear on the portrait and reverse cornice. AU-50 Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15420 Posts	Posted 03/16/2023 05:45 am I see circulation wear so not MS. @Barbette - practice to train your eye to see the evidence of circulation wear by taking a coin such as this and hold it at an angle to a good light source. If you have a coin loupe best to use that as well. An MS coin will have uninterrupted mint luster across all the fields, devices and portraits. Look especially at the high points of the struck design - that is the elements that are the highest above the flat fields. If you see the luster is interrupted at the high points - that is due to wear. @BadThad is referencing this observation in his reply. You will see that evidence on this 1964 cent, and it would be a good numismatic exercise for you to look for and find it so you'll have gained that experience for the next one. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18662 Posts	Posted 03/16/2023 09:32 am nickelsearcher gave you some great advice. if you are not familiar with luster then look through some of the threads here. there are several where the assessments are an MS RD coin. compare the surfaces of these against yours your coin is probably AU50 maybe 53 Report this Post to the Staff
dsking Pillar of the Community United States 2365 Posts	Posted 03/16/2023 11:11 am Mid AU. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36744 Posts	Posted 03/16/2023 12:53 pm I can't get above AU-50 on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
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