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phil5280 Valued Member United States 146 Posts	Posted 07/18/2011 6:27 pm I recently acquired this 1931-S Lincoln Wheat cent and would like to get your opinion on two things. First, I am interested in the authenticity of this coin. I know their are many counterfeits out there. Secondly, opinions on the grade would be much appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

NicOC New Member United States 19 Posts	Posted 07/18/2011 7:00 pm It doesn't seem to be counterfeit, and as for the grade I would say about XF/AU. Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 07/18/2011 7:53 pm I presume a scan? .. hard to grade from scans, but I would say EF-45 at least, and it looks authentic to me. Report this Post to the Staff
okiepb Pillar of the Community United States 1213 Posts	Posted 07/18/2011 9:50 pm The mint mark doesn't look quite right to me. It seems to be awfully close to the 9 in the date. Report this Post to the Staff
murrellington Pillar of the Community United States 3276 Posts	Posted 07/18/2011 11:52 pm Quote: The mint mark doesn't look quite right to me. It seems to be awfully close to the 9 in the date. i believe that is how it is supposed to be on the 31 s. am I wrong? Report this Post to the Staff
upstate Pillar of the Community United States 3283 Posts	Posted 07/19/2011 12:08 pm All the 31's lincoln's I have seen have the mintmark tucked up in there. Looks to a MS coin to me. Very nice Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 07/19/2011 12:12 pm It is a nice coin...but something does not look right...at least compared to my (not trying to be competitive) 31-S. MM looks a little close, but then they free-handed back in the day. Anybody know how many obverse dies were used for the 31-S? Edited by oih82w8 07/19/2011 1:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
reupman Pillar of the Community United States 597 Posts	Posted 07/19/2011 8:51 pm i think it looks good an eye loop would tell for sure Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19961 Posts	Posted 07/19/2011 11:38 pm I have to agree with oih82, not sure if it's the scanner, but it's really hard to see the coin properly. The MM looks a bit too sharp, a macro picture of the MM is needed. My gut reaction was a cast fake, I can't see the flow from the fields into the rims. That area is usually rounded, not sharp and square, but the scanner has no depth. The rims almost look too sharp. However, the planchet marks on the shoulder told me it's a genuine Lincoln. Is the coin actually brown? All I can say for sure is it's a 1931 Lincoln, around AU50-55. I'd get it slabbed to settle the issue. I prefer my key dates in slabs. I can't stand the uncertainty. LOL All of them have been so widely faked, it's dangerous waters out in the wild. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 07/20/2011 11:46 am This coin is more than likely a fake, the long tail on the 3 nearly touching the 9 is one of the markers for a known fake. check the upper left field on the reverse, if the surface shows a somewhat scattered granulated appearance the coin has both markers for this fake , if it has that detail then the coin is surely a fake. Information from Breens encyclopedia of US coins. The scan is not the best for seeing detail on the coin, I will leave it up to you to authenticate your coin. Report this Post to the Staff
eddiespin Pillar of the Community United States 1547 Posts	Posted 07/20/2011 2:14 pm The mm does look strange. AU-55 off these scans. Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 07/20/2011 5:36 pm I think the scan is throwing everyone off... 'nolawyer' has a 1931S in the Auction forum that looks identical to this one...take a look.. Report this Post to the Staff
upstate Pillar of the Community United States 3283 Posts	Posted 07/20/2011 6:55 pm Scans seem to exaggerate the weak points of a coin. Is the color depicted on this thread close to actual? Report this Post to the Staff
phil5280 Valued Member United States 146 Posts	Posted 07/20/2011 7:11 pm I think it is the light from my Canon MP160 scanner that is causing the color variation. Perhaps a scan with a different dpi setting would do the trick? The resolution is currently at 600 dpi. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19961 Posts	Posted 07/21/2011 08:42 am Changing the scanner settings will not help, using a camera with macro would. Scanners just suck for imaging coins. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
phil5280 Valued Member United States 146 Posts	Posted 07/22/2011 5:48 pm Thank you all for your feedback. I am submitting this coin to ANACS and will post the results soon. Cheers! Report this Post to the Staff
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