Need Lincoln Mermorial Price ? question?

jdimmick

Today, someone told me that they found 4 Brink Boxes of Lincolns containing 50 rolls each. He is Not a collector , he found them going thru a passed relative's belongings. He was asking me about value?

I told him the roll price quoted in the cdn, but these are un-opened and I told him there may be a premium on them beauce of this ?

the dates on the box are as follows, and is this the date of the coins?

6/25/73
3/1/74
3/4/74= 2

Option1

I'm afraid those are very common and I don't think a dealer would pay any premium.

cladking

The '73 through '76 Lincolns are among the most common of the post '64 memorials.
The '74 date though will appeal to someone seeking small dates. There are often S-
mint coins mixed in with these and the small date of this coin will prove tough in any
grade.

Otherwise any premium is unlikely to cover shipping costs.

coppercoins

1974S small date cents are common in most grades.

And Option is correct, there's very little value in mid-70s cent rolls...a buck or so each, regardless of their source.

melikecoins

1973 D & S Cent are hard in high grade, mainly because the rolls are spotted or stained purple.

High grade 1974-S are okay too but the P's & D's forget it, take them to the bank. (I have boxs and bags full of D's).

Glen

jdimmick

Thanks guys, ill pass it on.

Just wanted to ask!

braddick

Here is my recent 1974-D Lincoln. I'm under the impression though it may not be worth very much. . .

haletj

I would love to buy a handful of 73-p, d, or s rolls. Wow 1974-s small date? I never heard of that before. Why is it not as known or popular as 60,70-s,82?

cladking

<< <i>I would love to buy a handful of 73-p, d, or s rolls. Wow 1974-s small date? I never heard of that before. Why is it not as known or popular as 60,70-s,82? >>



Good question. They're dramatic varieties which can be spotted at a glance. They
were all, however, made in similar quantities so there was no rush to seek out the
scarcer small dates. While all these were made in staggering numbers (including the
'74-S SD), they were not saved in equal numbers. The Philly and Denver appear in
rolls and bags but there were few rolls and bags of the S mint saved because most
of these were mixed with other production. While the S is hardly scarce there will pro-
bably be no significant hordes of the sm dates available.

The mname is a misnomer since there's no apparent difference in the size of the date,
but this probably is unrelated to the reason they never got popular. It has everything
to do with the large numbers produced. The change in the design was the result of the
anticipated change to aluminum and all mint set coins are large dates.