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Valued Member
United States
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I find it so strange how I find some really nice LMCs from the 60s and what not. These are a couple of nicer one I came accross in some rolls. What do you suppose preserves these coins, or is it something to do with the strike?  |
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United States
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My best guess would be that people stick coins all over the place and then their kids find them and spend them all. A lot of people also get collections handed down to them and just spend the coins at face value. That most likely explains the 09 VDB I got as a cashier one night. (My avatar coin)
Nice coins there btw. Scarcer dates.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You suppose people get older rolls to search and then just re-introduce what they dont really care about? Just a thought. WOLF
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think the copper Lincolns hold up much better than the new zinc varieties made after 1982. It also seems like the copper struck better - so it is not unusually to find brown Lincolns from the 60's and 70's that look better than their more modern counterparts from the 90's. In fact, it has gotten to the point that I can tell a copper cent from a zincoln by strike - without even looking at the date.
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United States
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it has gotten to the point that I can tell a copper cent from a zincoln by strike Yea, I find myself doing that also, face down I can usually pick out a copper LMC vs a zinc LMC. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It seems to me that pre-1982 the devices were higher relief. I am probably wrong but they always appear more rounded and better defined. I don't think that has anything to do with the better preservation but it does have to do with being able to tell by the quality of the strike. I know last night I was finding a lot of early '60's and the dates ,in particular, were much more distinctly struck(higher relief) than early '90's cents with similar wear.
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Valued Member
 United States
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The most interesting thing about these coins, to me, is the remaining shine (luster?) My daughter and I enjoy finding these in the rolls we have looked through.
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United States
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I am always updating my penny folder when I find good-looking LMC's from the '60's. I even found a shiny wheatie from the '50's! My thoughts are that they have been stored away in a penny jar or something for years and years and the owner probably finally cashed them in at the bank. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Lincolns have the reputation of being a very low circulating coin. People get them in change and they start weighing down your pocket (or filling up your purse). You don't want to throw them away. Many people are too embarassed to pay for something that is $1.10 with a dollar bill and ten pennies - they'll use the dime instead.
So eventually, in the dresser drawer or change jar to sit for perhamps many-a-year until it gets taken to the bank or the kids do a raid.
To some degree, nickel roll searching is popular for many of the same reasons.
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