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Pillar of the Community
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This one came up last week as an unlabeled cherrypick and I won a somewhat aggressive bidding war. Between RPM-001 and RPM-002, this is the less common die and have been trying to get a decent one in MS grade for some time. Either there is a group out there making a point of cleaning every 1910-S and 1911-S variety coin, PCGS just calls things cleaned even when not, or I have been quite unlikely with my picks. I have picked all the FS RPMs for these dates in uncirculated condition, and every one I've submitted came back UNC details. Maybe this one will break my streak. Or maybe it comes back AU. I know what grade I would give a coin but have stopped trying to guess what PCGS will do. 1910-S/S Lincoln Wheat cent - RPM-001, FS-501    |
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Yikes I can't imagine that this one is cleaned--surfaces look gorgeous to me @tb. The RPM is also super-clear.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Wow! That is a beauty!
Best wishes on your submission!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice acquisition! I would put you well above anyone that works at PCGS right now. In the past there were some good folks but now, not so sure.... Good luck with the submission.
-makecents-
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice purchase! Nice and clear RPM as well.  Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is a great looking coin. You always take such good pictures.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks all for the super kind words! It's been a struggle with these RPMs. I sold off one of the ones that came back "details" and the buyer sent me a note back saying he was astonished it went details. I just got back a 1942-D that has a couple light scratches from what appears to be mishandling on a hard surface. Very minor. Came back cleaned. Pulled a coin out of a very nice BU roll a while back and it came back questionable color. No one is messing with with these coins, just PCGS killing their value by details grading them on a whim. Ah well, the process goes on and just hoping to finally nail down a decent grade for this RPM.
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New Member
United States
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Great cherrypick! As you can tell by my username I have long been enamored with this date/MM.
Good luck on the grade
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well yes that is a rather specific username! With four RPMs the 1910-S issue is fun to hunt, but so far have only been able to find an RPM-003 in a top grade. All four are reasonably easy to find in circulated grade, so just don't know why they are so tough as you climb the scale.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Wow! Very nice looking coin and a great RPM. From what I personally see in your pictures, the reason it came back as cleaned is b/c the coffee in the office was not very good that day. That statement has as much probable truth to it as it does facetiousness. |
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what an outstanding looking (and not cleaned) cent. a perfect RPM too. nice purchase TB.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice RPM on a very nice-looking coin TB! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice one! Also, I agree those are tough years in general. Hopefully it comes back with a real grade!
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks! And if you are really deep into the weeds on such things, I will note here that there is what appears to be a clear error in the die stages on VV. The obverse die is listed in 4 stages, A-D, with the primary differences being on the reverse. Stage A is noted as the first reverse, with light die cracks, while stages B-D have a second reverse. But it's pretty obvious just looking at the die scratches around the IBU on the reverse images that this is all one reverse and not a second reverse. How the stage A die cracks disappeared is a mystery to me, but it's all just one reverse. For the record the coin posted above would be, on VV stage B, on Wexler stage A and on CC EDS.
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Posted 01/10/2025 10:06 pm
