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This is a 1994-D Lincoln Cent I found a while back in my pocket. I've never seen another one like it. But from what research I have done, it appears to be Uncoated. I'm calling upon the experts to see if they can shed any light on this coin and maybe it's value. This coin does appear to have luster and very good detail as you can see from the photos below. Thanks in advance for any help. Robert  
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That would be unplated. I see many purported examples posted but they usually end up being photos of a normal discolored Zincoln with a poor white balance setting or a coin that had the plating stripped. On the other hand, yours looks quite promising. Could you take a pic of it next to another Zincoln?
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05/03/2011 11:55 pm
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Could you take a pic of it next to another Zincoln? Here is the photo requested.  |
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Here's a couple more pics for a little better example.   |
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Winner winner chicken dinner! Smooth, lustrous, unblemished surfaces are what you are looking for in an unplated error. Virtually all methods for removing the copper plating post-mint also impair the luster and mar the surfaces. I would say your has had very light circulation(AU-58) but still has that all-important blazing luster. Color me jealous, I think yours is a bit nicer than the one I own  |
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Hey, that's great news...So what is something like this worth? I haven't found another for sale to compare with
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Not too Shabby for a pocket find.  |
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Quote:Winner winner chicken dinner! Smooth, lustrous, unblemished surfaces are what you are looking for in an unplated error. Virtually all methods for removing the copper plating post-mint also impair the luster and mar the surfaces. I would say your has had very light circulation(AU-58) but still has that all-important blazing luster. Color me jealous, I think yours is a bit nicer than the one I own I'll agree with that. In most cases I've seen the plating has either been taken off or it eroded off. This coin does look like one of the few that missed the plating, entirely; it was probably at the end of the strip. |
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I say yes it is ! 100 lol that's nice sr ! Every one I saw in high grade is in a pcgs slab so you should slab yours as well just like I gonna do with mine !
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Looks pretty good to me. Has the same tone as a nice 43 steelie.
Unless you can find some traces of copper in the cracks and crevices
somewhere. If it was re coated/plated it was a super job done. I doubt it though. Do the edges around the rim look the same as the rest of the coin ? If it was stripped like another mentioned, either that was also
a great job or there would of been some surface damage. A keeper to me.
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eddiespin said: it was probably at the end of the strip. Cent planchets are cut then plated. Other wise the edge would be un plated on all cents. There is a company that makes the blanks for the U.S. Mint. This planchet just didn't get plated. I would probably put it in an air tight container to keep the zinc from reacting with the air. It's funny a coin this long out in circulation was not affected? |
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It's funny a coin this long out in circulation was not affected? Well when I found the coin it was newly minted. Probably around 1995 or so was when I found it. I've had it in a mylar flip or some type of holder ever since. So maybe this has helped preserve the surface. But indeed it has nice luster, a really neat coin. |
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Any chance this is a genuine uncoated cent? There are hints of copper (?) on the high points (not the recessed areas) of the obverse. I just found in my son's bag of stray coins.   |
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Posted 05/04/2011 12:06 am
