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 Posted 10/12/2023  3:00 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Illiterate to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Found this here penny searching rolls. In another room it was suggested that it is a proof cent. After a little researching I come to understand that the US mints did not produce proof coins in some years 1964 being one of them. If it's not a proof then it is, in my opinion, an exceptional circulation coin. Maybe I'm just bias. Any thoughts? Worth grading?



And it looks much nicer without all the lint particles. My photo taking skills do not help much either.
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 Posted 10/12/2023  3:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add joewobblie to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
There were many proof cents made in 1964 - just look on ebay and you can buy many sets or singles. Yours may be a proof but looks like a nice unc to me - either way just worth one cent imo.
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 Posted 10/12/2023  3:51 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Agree, very common as a proof or business strike. In this condition just a spender.
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 Posted 10/12/2023  11:06 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Errers and Varietys to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like it might be a proof.
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 Posted 10/13/2023  12:30 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add BadThad to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Pictures not very clear but it appears to be an impaired proof.
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 Posted 10/13/2023  10:36 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add panzaldi to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
based on obv photo looks like an impaired proof. based on rev pic not so much. either way not worth more than 1C
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 Posted 10/13/2023  10:47 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Illiterate to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hmmm, it's certainly is confusing what with one source saying one thing and others sources saying other things. The learning curve in this business is more of a circle than just a curve. Thank you for your input, good people.
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 Posted 10/14/2023  10:03 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add panzaldi to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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it's certainly is confusing what with one source saying one thing and others sources saying other things
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grading by photo is very difficult. sharpness of the photos, lighting, glare, shadowing and coin angle all come into play. your photos have a little too much lighting and glare and are not truly focused. it takes years of looking at photos and coins in hand to be able to assess a coin. its a lifetime learning process

the fields on the obv photo look highly polished which you typically see on proofs, however the reverse photo does not show that. could be glare or lighting. those leaving comments are attempting to give you the best assessment of your coin. if your have other coins to post you may want to try the following to get better shots if you are using a phone. to learn more about grading check out other posts and the comments regarding them

1. if coin is in holder, remove coin from holder if possible
2. turn off flash
3. place coin on flat surface with indirect natural light. maybe a window sill in a cloudy day. Use a black or white background to avoid any reflective color
4. move phone about 3in from coin
5. zoom in using your fingers until the coin comes into focus and fills the cameras view finder. if your phone has a portrait selection use that and then press and hold on the coin in the view finder to AF lock it
6. hold phone steady. if you can't then place something on either side of the coin (like books) at that distance and lay phone between them. this will hold it steady and allow you to zoom and take the photo without any blurring


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 Posted 10/18/2023  10:56 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Illiterate to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Pansaldi I do realize that all are giving the best information they possibly can without actually having coin in hand and I certainly do appreciate the time they take to reply. The last forum I participated in rarely approved my post for consideration in the open forum. Quite frustrating. So yes, thank you to you all for allowing me to participate. Yup, I know my pics suck. I'm trying to do better. Even bought a digital microscope but coke to find out that those pics are not preferable. Thank you for your suggestions. Working on it
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Better photos needed.
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