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(Possible) 1911 Matte Proof Lincoln Cent Found In Bank Roll!

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 Posted 11/11/2010  5:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Kefiroth to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Alright, I took a couple pics with my lousy iPod camera. If you look REALLY hard you *might* be able to pick out that die gauge on the reverse between stalk and rim positioned at 2:30.

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You'll have to wait a few days for higher res pics. Sorry. :(

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 Posted 11/11/2010  6:05 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add XavierOfGreen to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
it does appear to be of realtively high grade for a 1911 picked from circulation, that much is desernable
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 Posted 08/08/2011  11:18 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Uechi_Ryu_Dad to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Great story - still waiting better photos! Could you just scan an image off your flatbed scanner? Thanks!
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 Posted 08/10/2011  01:58 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TEMP1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Bump.
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 Posted 08/10/2011  09:34 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add yankee1227 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That'd be great if it was real!
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 Posted 07/31/2017  1:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Mrjason71 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
So I have been researching differences between proof and business strikes...never knew there was even a difference...found this story and am wondering how it ended...got a feeling it wasnt a proof...

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 Posted 07/31/2017  4:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coinlover1899 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
If you really want to know, I would email Kefiroth, he might not see this thread bumped back up.
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