After three years of searching, I finaly found...

LincolnCentMan · October 22, 2003 10:57AM

a PQ screamer 1954-P cent! This is unquestionably the finest 54-P I've ever seen. It has a FULL strike, FULL luster, and knock out eye appeal. 66.49 man.

David

fcloud · October 22, 2003 11:00AM

Nice!

grip · October 22, 2003 11:03AM

Going by the scan,has a shot at MS67.Nice.Al

LincolnCentMan · October 22, 2003 11:06AM

grip,

Honestly, I've owned a LOT of PCGS 67's that werent this nice. I dont think PCGS would 7 it just because of the date. I've had a number of coins deteriorate (either in the mail or at PCGS) while in submission. I dont intend to send this one to PCGS any time soon.

David

Cocoinut · October 22, 2003 11:10AM

Very nice for a '54-P (or just about any other date, for that matter).

Did you find it as a single coin, or pick it out of a roll?

Jim

clackamas · October 22, 2003 11:32AM

Its a Nice coin. Probably won't 67 but you can never tell from scans. Seems like the facial marks preclude the 67 but those fields are very nice.

jacktheknife · October 22, 2003 11:34AM

Nice coin, where did you find it?

LincolnCentMan · October 22, 2003 11:35AM

...I bought it in a Heritage auction.

David

clackamas · October 22, 2003 11:36AM

Here are some pics of a 51-P in MS67RD

Obverse

Reverse

LincolnCentMan · October 22, 2003 11:39AM

Very nice 51-P. The fields are sweet. There's a few non-focal ticks, but nothing significant. The only disterbance I see is on the reverse above the second S in STATES.

David

jacktheknife · October 22, 2003 11:39AM

Where'd the '51 pics come from? That's a nice coin as well!!!

clackamas · October 22, 2003 11:45AM

>>>Where'd the '51 pics come from? That's a nice coin as well!!!

That would be mine. Honestly the picture does it no justice. the luster is all but lost with the pic. The Pic is also very high res so it makes the few minor flaws stand out. Andy recently made a 51-P in 67RD as well and a board member was able to compare the two side by side and this coin was the nicer of the two. Gerry owns one of the other two but has not compared this one yet. Someday I will get around to sending it to him.

"The only disterbance I see is on the reverse above the second S in STATES."

You know its funny what a scan will pick up and miss. I can barely make out that disturbance with a 10X loupe yet the hit above "T" is all but gone.

coolkarma · October 22, 2003 11:47AM

Very Cool 1954

and a Very Cool 1951 as well

LincolnCentMan · October 22, 2003 11:54AM

You know its funny what a scan will pick up and miss. I can barely make out that disturbance with a 10X loupe yet the hit above "T" is all but gone.

I've noticed that to in some of my pics. I had a 30-S in PCGS 66 a while back that have a few light spots on them. They really werent that bad, but in the pic, they looked like specks of milk. I have found (with a slight degree of frequency) some disterbances on coins b/c of the pics I take. On the other hand, sometimes a tick or spot will completely disappear in a pic. It's weird how it works that way. That's why I try to post pics and discriptions when I sell. ...I figure between the two, everything should get covered.

David

dpoole · October 22, 2003 11:57AM

That '54 is SWEET! Not sure about the technicals, but it sure has the 67 "look"! Spectacular!

As for the '51 (*sigh*), well, that's sure purty. I just sent in a 51-P to the PCGS gods, to see if I get hit by a lucky lightning bolt.

grip · October 22, 2003 12:00PM

That 51 was a slide in,has two many hits on the shoulder, and a few marks on the obverse.The 54 looks much cleaner,but is a smaller scan.I have "home made numerious 7's" and I still think the 54 has a good shot.Regardless,both coins are nice.Al

mintluster · October 22, 2003 12:11PM

Congrats!!!

clackamas · October 22, 2003 12:19PM

>>>That 51 was a slide in,has two many hits on the shoulder

Remember you are looking at a coin blown up on your computer monitor. All of the shoulder "Hits" are as struck elements. The shoulder, being the deepest part of the Obverse die is a magnet for flecks of metal and hence damage to the die. It is rare indeed to find any wheat Lincoln with a "Perfect" shoulder. There are only 3 minor hits visible under 10X, on the entire obverse. 1 is on the nape of the neck another is just below the "S" in "Trust" and the last of the three is on the "1" in the date. The reverse has a grand total of 4 hits uner 10X. The only hit visible under a tensor lamp with the naked eye is the slight nick under the "S" on the obverse and small nick to the right of the left wheat ear. Its not a slider 67, it has a great strike for the date and in the submission it was submitted on had numerous PQ coins that are in for Presidential review because they were 66'd not to mention the 8 MS67's I had with this order from "easier" dates.

Cheers,

Brian

jonesy · October 22, 2003 5:42PM

Let me join the fray with this 54P!!

The fields are imacculate on obverse and reverse. The only hit on the reverse in on the T in cent. Reverse is 67 with perfect O in one.
Obverse has tick on shoulder and under eye. This coin is very bright unlike Heritage's lousy pictures.