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Angielczyk Valued Member Israel 423 Posts	Posted 08/17/2010 09:30 am Amongst many lincoln cents that I have. I found one which seems very highly polished and a much higher relief than the others It is a 1968d. I am attaching a couple of pictures althogh the high polish look does not come out too well. I am also posting a 1964d photo taken at the same time for comparison the 1968 seems to be of a different metal Report this Post to the Staff

KenKat Pillar of the Community United States 4085 Posts	Posted 08/17/2010 09:48 am It looks to me like it was polished and then artificially toned using a darkener. The darkener was rubbed off of the high points of the coin to get the effect. That's my guess anyway. My 7070 US Type Set My 7100 Lincoln Cent Set (now with updates!) Report this Post to the Staff
Angielczyk Valued Member Israel 423 Posts	Posted 08/17/2010 10:23 am Thank you. That is a shame if it was artificially polished but anyway it has given a very nice effect. Report this Post to the Staff
KenKat Pillar of the Community United States 4085 Posts	Posted 08/17/2010 11:02 am I agree it's a neat effect. It makes it less valuable from a coin collecting perspective but it is interesting as a "art" piece. My 7070 US Type Set My 7100 Lincoln Cent Set (now with updates!) Report this Post to the Staff
afclassic87 Pillar of the Community United States 564 Posts	Posted 08/17/2010 12:18 pm I have one just like it. I keep it in a 2x2 just because I think it looks cool. It's not worth anything really but it's fun to look at time again as a reference. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 08/17/2010 1:25 pm Lots of those floating around. At flea markets I've seen auto polishing deals that were being demonstrated using pennies. Makes them look like a proof. After the demonstration, they usually just give it to a kid. Report this Post to the Staff
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