1993 S Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Proof Found In Circulation

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Fresh Find Valued Member United States 138 Posts	Posted 05/15/2023 11:25 pm Found a slight break in the monotony of coin roll hunting. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/16/2023 07:16 am Nice impaired proof. You can put together a nice impaired proof collection in the long run. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/16/2023 08:41 am Congrats! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19113 Posts	Posted 05/16/2023 08:44 am Always good to stumble upon impaired proofs. Report this Post to the Staff
nss-52 Moderator United States 54280 Posts	Posted 05/16/2023 09:22 am I feel sad when I see an modern impaired proof in circulation. This is because someone had to break it out of the case and spend it. Was this someone a thief, someone desperate for money, a spoiled child, or uninformed inheritor...? Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here) See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15388 Posts	Posted 05/16/2023 09:56 am to the CCF Nice find - an impaired proof. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94728 Posts	Posted 05/16/2023 10:30 am Sweet find - good looking impaired proof. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187637 Posts	Posted 05/16/2023 11:17 am Outstanding! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2200 Posts	Posted 05/16/2023 11:56 am Way cool! Quote: I feel sad when I see an modern impaired proof in circulation. This is because someone had to break it out of the case and spend it. Was this someone a thief, someone desperate for money, a spoiled child, or uninformed inheritor...? You never know, it might be a coin collector who had an extra proof set and thought it would be fun to put all those coins into circulation. Sort of like putting Buffalo nickels and other defunct designs "back into the wild." Edited by jpsned 05/16/2023 11:57 am Report this Post to the Staff
Cointree Valued Member United States 449 Posts	Posted 05/16/2023 4:04 pm That one looks pretty good, but I have some 80s-90s proof cents that got so bad in their OGP that I had to crack them open for the other coins. I will probably put them back into circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
nss-52 Moderator United States 54280 Posts	Posted 05/16/2023 5:31 pm Quote: You never know, it might be a coin collector,,, I can understand a Buffalo nickel or Wheat cent, but not a proof coin. Circulation ruins them as proofs. Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here) See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) Report this Post to the Staff
J-Tal Valued Member United States 114 Posts	Posted 05/18/2023 8:22 pm Could be that someone felt that some of the coins would have a chance at a pr70 so those were cracked out and sent in. The leftovers were just discarded because the effort to sell a coin for a buck or two wasn't worth the effort and they already have enough average condition proofs. Report this Post to the Staff
hokiefan_82 Pillar of the Community United States 3634 Posts	Posted 05/19/2023 12:48 am It's always nice to find a proof in the wild! @J-Tal, I've put modern proof cents and nickels into circulation when I've cracked out silver proof sets a few times over the years. These were sets with damaged cases and I just kept the silver. Like when I spend worn wheat cents, dateless Buffalo nickels, cull Liberty nickels and the such, I thought it might be something that could spur an interest in coins for someone who happened to find it. And, by the way, to the forum! Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/ My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 Edited by hokiefan_82 05/19/2023 12:55 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187637 Posts	Posted 05/19/2023 10:10 am Quote: Could be that someone felt that some of the coins would have a chance at a pr70 so those were cracked out and sent in. The leftovers were just discarded because the effort to sell a coin for a buck or two wasn't worth the effort and they already have enough average condition proofs. Plausible. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19930 Posts	Posted 05/25/2023 6:23 pm Nice find! Quote: I feel sad when I see an modern impaired proof in circulation. This is because someone had to break it out of the case and spend it. Was this someone a thief, someone desperate for money, a spoiled child, or uninformed inheritor...? I've seen the owner of my LCS putting mint/proof set coins in his change drawer. His quote "they're not worth messing with". Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94728 Posts	Posted 05/25/2023 7:04 pm Quote: I've seen the owner of my LCS putting mint/proof set coins in his change drawer. did you pick them up at face value from him? Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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1993 S LMC Proof Found In Circulation