Lincoln ?

Nic

Can a light rainbow toned mintset coin still garner a 67 or 68 red at PCGS? K

clackamas

Got a pic?

wayneherndon

Most likely it will garner a RB.

WH

melikecoins

Tone on a Lincoln cent goes right to RB on the holder

Sad

Glen

Steve

Is there any reason a toned Lincoln cent should NOT get a RB designation by PCGS? It REALLY is Red Brown and maybe a few other colors too. I will assume you are wondering why a nice toned Lincoln isn't worth more than a nice red Lincoln. Answer is it MIGHT be worth more to a collector who appreciates the toning more than the potential profit a red versus red/brown designation might gender. My 1937 Lincoln proof is a beautiful toned coin that is designated RB. I wouldn't trade it straight up for a red because its beauty is worth more to me than any of the other brilliant reds I have. Enjoy your coin. Steve

Nic

Thanks all. I'm not a Lincoln person per se. I guess it's like a Lincoln RB can almost never make a "7". Appreciate the responses. K

mnmcoin

Sorry this is not a shameless spam...I just wanted to show you that not all Lincolns with toning will go automatically to RB. This one...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2208874591&category=39457&rd=1

is among about 15 other 1944 P I had certified, and I would say is about 80% toned and it did not receive the RB designation as the other ones received a RD as well. I think it is a combo of the amount of toning and the color of toning...if the color is more dark that red that is probably what they look for. If the colors are more irridescent and red, orange, gold etc. they are more apt to still give it an RD designation.

Hope that helps...

Contrast it with these three...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2208874538&category=39456&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2208874578&category=39457&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2208874637&category=39457&rd=1

I think that the 42 d (the second one) could have gone either way...RD or RB, but even though the colors are more irridescent, the amount of toning was just too much to get a RD designation.

But for me, when Lincolns have pretty colors...I could care less if they are RD, RB or BN.

Speaking of BN, I think it is funny, I'll have to photo a couple of my favorite toned proof Lincolns that are 99% blue-green (mostly blue) but they are still designated BN...brown my arss.

morris <><

ps, I love them toned Lincolns

XpipedreamR

Shameless plug!!!

I'm glad I checked