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I need some help to properly inspect three rolls of Gem BU 1970-S Lincolns. I bought these rolls as a kid living in Taiwan (Military brat) ..... and at that time we got all of our coins direct from the San Francisco mint. I suppose I set them aside in 1970 or 1971 ...and remembered them tonight ... nothing like waiting a few years to see what you have.  Anyways ..... on the outside of the rolls is a hand-written note I made to myself ...... "BU 1970-S Small Date Value July 76 $100 per roll" I am in no way a Lincoln expert ..... but did some research on the 'small date' vs 'large date' of this coin and maybe know enough to see if the top of the '7' is aligned with the top of the '0' and the weakness in the 'e' in Liberty. Being the inquiring mind I am .... I put on some latex gloves ... set a soft towel on my desk .... and .... well .... cracked open one of the three rolls.  What tumbled out was 50 absolutely on-fire gem BU 1970-S Lincolns. Most of them look like they were minted yesterday .... alas .. a few had oil prints from my child days and some minor darkness (corrosion?). Cripes ..... I wish I knew how to show photos .... you would enjoy the sight of 50 nearly 40 year old coins just glowing on my desk. Stunning! I did the best I could to inspect them ..... but don't really know what I am looking for.  Most of these were obvious Large Dates .... the top of the '7' well below the top of the '0'. But some (4 or 5) looked like maybe Small Dates .... and I checked as well the 'e' in Liberty which to my 3x magnifier looked weak. Anyways .... here I am .... have 3 full rolls of these .... any suggestions on what I should do with them? Is there anyone out there who is honest enough to go through these for me and tell me boom or bust? I would appreciate any and all input. Thanks David |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Check out this website for a good description of the two types and excellent photos. |
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Rest in Peace
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 so we can drool over all the small dates ! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Wow....that's COOL! You need to take some pictures with close-ups of the date. If these are indeed rolls of small dates, the price per roll would be about $2000! If they are large date the value is about $2-3 per roll. It's important that you find out for sure what you have. The easist thing to do would be to take them to a local dealer and see what he says.
Once you get to 50 posts, I'm sure members on this forum would be interested in buying them!
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I would be happy to look at them, as long as you cover shipping both ways. I promise you this, what you send you will get back.
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If they do grade Gem sm dates...I would be interested in buying if you are looking to sell. Great Story! Post some pics, there are a lot of people with a lot of experience who can help you. I was told to check the li"BER"ty. If the letters are sharp, you probably have a large date, if the lettering is wider and less defined...take a closer look.
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Great find....post pictures and sell to us (after 50 posts)  |
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The link posted by biokemis6 was very helpful ..... thanks for that! Like I said .... I opened one of the three rolls and tried to decide just what I had here ........ and I still don't know. What I do need is some better tools .... best maginifiaction I have is an old 3x glass! Trying to find the 'crease in the 7' with this tool and my eyes is .... well .....  I might take chris12018 up on his kind offer ...... and he can keep a few of whatever I have if he wishes. Send me a PM Chris ..... don't know how to do that on this forum yet. I will tell you this ..... even if they are ALL large dates ..... they are in absolutely stunning condition ....... through my 3x glass only a few of them even show signs of bag handling dings/dents. A few of the first 50 looked ... well .... darn near perfect to my eye and limited experience. See my post on "Need Inspection Tools" and offer some suggestions on that! Thanks David |
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Dave your pm isn't set up. PM me your email address, just click on the paper & envelope icon on my box.
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08/04/2009 5:19 pm
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While you are checking the coins for Large or Small Dates, make sure to check for doubling on the Lettering and Date! The Large Date 1970-S "DDO-001" Lincoln Cent in high grade...BU Red could fetch tens of thousands of dollars or you could find one of the lesser Doubled Dies worth from a few bucks to several hundred or more. Frank |
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All do respect,With no dis-respect, why don't you find some one to take some pictures and send them to the Moderators, here, Susan and Bobby or coppercoins.com ( Chuck ), or Coop, or Bad Thad or Biokemist6,to just name a few, all are IMHO, very knowledgeable and very nice people and they will tell you, with out all the mailing and fuss, just what you have....Good luck.....
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I hope everyone forgives a new members ignorance here .... my only goal is to contribue as I can to the group .... and learn what I can from the experts.
Chris12018 .... I tried to PM you but at the 'send' command was told that "You do not have access to the forum e-mail system". What is up with that?
I'll go out on a trusting limb here .... send me a PM to * removed by Forum Staff. You can trust the people on the forum but not the spam bots that lurk the interwebs *
You are correct Morgans Dad .... I need to learn how to take photos and share them with all you experts.
I am thrilled to have found this fine forum ..... and look forward to many enjoyable sharing of finds and opinions.
Best
David
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Chris12018 .... I tried to PM you but at the 'send' command was told that "You do not have access to the forum e-mail system". What is up with that?
You are not allowed to PM (email) forum members until you have reached 50 posts. I got the same message when I tried to email with less than 50 posts. |
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Chris12018 .... I tried to PM you but at the 'send' command was told that "You do not have access to the forum e-mail system". What is up with that? Correct
I also edited your account to accept e-mails from forum members when they click on your profile. You can also change it back later if you'd like
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Chris, You are on the right track. hold onto the coins. Purchase a Red Book specific for Lincoln cents, this book will show photo's and explain what to look for. Another great book is :the Cherry Pickers Guide". Happy collecting. |
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