proof 2003-d lincoln?

rd5425

I was looking through several unopened roles of 2003-d lincoln and I came across what seems to be a 2003-d lincoln struck on a proof planchet. It stuck out like a sore thumb when it was mixed in with the other business strikes. The coin was definitely struck on a proof planchet or the best business strike that exists. Is it even possible for this type of error to occur, especially when proofs are made at san fransisco, Im gonna send it into pcgs soon. If this was legitimate, what type of money would you expect this to bring in?

ksteelheader

Do you have a picture?..........Ken

mbbiker

Post a picture Please this sounds interesting

Gerry

Interesting find. Where did these rolls come from - the Mint or a bank or ...???? Sounds funny that there would be one special coin in the middle of a roll. Maybe just a lucky strike!

Of course, it takes more than a special planchet to make a proof. Maybe just seems like that and it's just a plain old ms69rd business strike. The output of Lincolns from the Denver mint, in particular, over the past couple of years has really been outstanding.

littlewicher

It could just be struck from a proof die. Many modern cents have very prooflike surfaces.

STEWARTBLAYNUMIS

RD 5425

Send me the coin and I will pay you more than Gerry !!!!

Stewart

Conder101

Most likely just a brand new die. The detail would be crisp as quite possibly cameo and the field would be very prooflike.

Second possibility would be if the firm supplying the cent planchets to the Denver mint is also supplying proof planchets to San Francisco. That might allow for a proof planchet to accidently get mixed in with the wrong batch.

Rampage

As said, probably from a fresh pair of die. No proof coins would "accidently" come out of Denver.

sinin1

I thought the planchetts for proof and circulation were the same - only difference being 2 strikes/more pressue/more cleaning for the proofs.

I could be wrong - maybe you found a MS70 and you have never seen one before (well neither have I)

littlewicher

Send the coin to NGC to get the PL designation.

Conder101

Proof planchets are given a more extensive burnishing than the standard production planchets. They go to the press already with a mirror or near mirror finish. Production planchet are just burnished to remove the discoloration resulting from the annealing process.

cladking

Such coins are being made for most denominations in most years. With other
denominations it is likely that the planchet was "inadvertantly" polished rather
than being a proof planchet. When a good quality planchet gets a good strike
from a new die it will appear PL.

If it were merely new dies then there would be a very high probability of other
similar examples in the same roll.

airplanenut

This happened when I was in Europe- I have a 5c Euro that is cameo, but it's a circulation strike... you just got lucky... and probably a great find for a roll!

Jeremy