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The most beautifully toned Proof Lincoln I've ever found

ModCrewmanModCrewman Posts: 4,042 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I've already sold it to a board member; but since it's still in my possession, I figured I could share the pictures with you all. I took this home from my B&M yesterday.

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Straight on, it looks like a plain ole Brown cent.

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  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    quite a looker
    .

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  • lasvegasteddylasvegasteddy Posts: 10,432 ✭✭✭
    sweet exampleimage
    congrats
    1961 & 1962 sure did produce some of the prettiest toners in lincolns
    this one to me has blue cameo devices on magenta mirrors...amazing
    i'm making a gif file to display this properly from your images here
    i'll be back
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  • georgiacop50georgiacop50 Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>1961 & 1962 sure did produce some of the prettiest toners in lincoln >>



    True that for nickels, as well.
    1961 nickels can be wowiee (and I'm not talking MadMarty Jeffs).
  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 17,598 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Pretty! It looks liquidy. A poured mercury substance,doesn't it?

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  • lasvegasteddylasvegasteddy Posts: 10,432 ✭✭✭
    here's .gif examples to try to bring out the colors in one image...enjoy if you do...toners are tricky...then try to capture them in one image...that's why...."gif" files enhance
    imageimage
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  • guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,290 ✭✭✭

    Pretty neat there LVT.

    Beautiful coin.
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  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    what do you use to make that gif LVT?
    LCoopie = Les

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