I Swear This Is A Proof, 1981 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC

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amassey08873 Pillar of the Community United States 584 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 07:07 am Hello, I found this 81 LMC while roll searching, It gleams proof behind and through all the damage, My scanner doesn't pick up the clear reflective fields. But theirs no S on it. Is their another way to know if this is a Proof rather then a Proof Like business strike. It was pretty heavily circulated. But the rim, edge looks raised and thicker like you see on Proofs. Thanks for your time. I always enjoy your feedback. Report this Post to the Staff

chris12018 Pillar of the Community United States 2130 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 09:12 am If I'm not mistaken only tht S mints are proofs. Report this Post to the Staff
amassey08873 Pillar of the Community United States 584 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 09:27 am That's whats got me so cornfused. I'd swear it was a proof but its missing the S. Do you think it could be grease or something like that? Report this Post to the Staff
seal006 Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 09:47 am Judging from the six 1981-S proof coins that I have, I am going to say tours is just a business strike. My reasoning is, even though your image is just a scan, the relief does not look the same as the six I have. Report this Post to the Staff
lincolncentguy Pillar of the Community United States 809 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 10:15 am Chris12018 is correct. What you have there is a 1981 Lincoln Cent. Report this Post to the Staff
Ricardocody Pillar of the Community United States 1204 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 11:00 am Impossible to say anything from these pics ! I have couple P coins my self that I think were struck in proof planchets by mistake . Report this Post to the Staff
bmanofnbc Pillar of the Community United States 1424 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 11:39 am I've found a few like that, I usually chalk them up to a good strong strike. Report this Post to the Staff
seal006 Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 11:47 am Yes, that is what I am leaning towards. Edited by seal006 07/24/2011 11:48 am Report this Post to the Staff
amassey08873 Pillar of the Community United States 584 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 12:05 pm Seal, Tempting...LOL I didn't think of it being struck on a proof planchet, Thanks Ricardocody. The scan does no justice, I was hoping their might be a way to tell from a certain design style they only used on proofs, Like you find with 99 CAM's. It weighs 3.1 grams. With a .1 - +. Going to give my cell phone a shot, see if I can capture what I see. Glad to hear theirs others out their. The other thing I was thinking is someone might of taken an eraser to it. But it just to Proof Like. I see what your saying compared to relief of a Proof. Thought it was a surprise hidden treasure. Well made that roll a little more interesting. Edited by amassey08873 07/24/2011 1:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 07/25/2011 2:55 pm Being struck on a rejected proof planchet is a possibility. San Francisco did strike over 880 million business strike 1981 cents with no mintmark. If they had some rejected proof planchets they could very well have redirected them over to the business strike lines. Report this Post to the Staff
lincolncentguy Pillar of the Community United States 809 Posts	Posted 07/25/2011 9:26 pm Its a 1981 Lincoln Cent.Still worth one cent.You guys are way over thinking this one. Report this Post to the Staff
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I Swear This Is A Proof, 1981 LMC