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I hit an estate sale today... bought two grab bags of Lincolns

MeltdownMeltdown Posts: 8,673 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I bought 2 bags of 30 lincolns - for $3 each. The guy had an interesting assortment of collector coins. The house was packed full of antique "junque" - Normaly I do not find coins at estate sales, most the time I learn that the family either divided the collection or sold them to a local shop before the sale. ANyway, I don't collect lincolns at all but at a glance through the sandwich bags, I saw quite a few red & brown uncs. There's a nice selection of 20's & 30's also. Here's a few I wanted to share...

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1956 D - Grease filled die?
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1926-S Looks AU to me
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1958 D - Tough to capture just how pretty the reverse is on this sucker.... you get the idea though.
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    SeattleSlammerSeattleSlammer Posts: 9,959 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's a lot of fun for $6.

    I totally know what you mean about "junque" ... it can be depressing at times.
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    CCDollarCCDollar Posts: 717 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice find...looks like a lot of fun on a fall afternoon...

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    HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Jackpot! Fun time!
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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 31,565 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not quite a "YOU SUCK!" moment, but close!
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    MWallaceMWallace Posts: 3,866 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not sure the 56-D is grease filled. May be a weak strike or die trial.
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    1Mike11Mike1 Posts: 4,414 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice catch.
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    MeltdownMeltdown Posts: 8,673 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: MWallace
    Not sure the 56-D is grease filled. May be a weak strike or die trial.


    I'm not familiar with die trial. It appears to have been well circulated, yes?

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    leothelyonleothelyon Posts: 8,367 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have brought up the subject at many estates and yard sales. There's always the talk but seldom has anything come to light.

    Nice cache of Lincolns!



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    savoyspecialsavoyspecial Posts: 7,268 ✭✭✭✭
    >>I'm not familiar with die trial. It appears to have been well circulated, yes?>>





    Not really, Meltdown.....There is no way the reverse wears that unevenly



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    savoyspecialsavoyspecial Posts: 7,268 ✭✭✭✭
    MWallace may be correct, I would explore it

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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 31,565 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: MWallace

    Not sure the 56-D is grease filled. May be a weak strike or die trial.




    Die setup piece.
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    SwampboySwampboy Posts: 12,886 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's 6 bucks worth of fun for sure
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    TwobitcollectorTwobitcollector Posts: 3,111 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well done
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    oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 11,916 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice acquisition for the price and lots to go through which may make a Lincoln collector out of you.
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    tincuptincup Posts: 4,786 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You did well. I agree that looks like a die trial piece.
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    RampageRampage Posts: 9,418 ✭✭✭✭
    Very nice find!
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That can be fun... I have not found any coins at estate sales in the area.... lots of

    junk.... well picked over junk... I imagine the coins went to relatives who will go to a

    coin shop (somewhere, none in this area) or an antique shop thinking they have a

    fortune - only to be told they are generic Morgans and IHC's... they will call them liars

    and move on, eventually to be convinced the world is out to cheat them.

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    gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: CaptHenway
    Originally posted by: MWallace
    Not sure the 56-D is grease filled. May be a weak strike or die trial.


    Die setup piece.



    Agree.
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    GoldenEggGoldenEgg Posts: 1,924 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: grip
    Originally posted by: CaptHenway
    Originally posted by: MWallace
    Not sure the 56-D is grease filled. May be a weak strike or die trial.


    Die setup piece.



    Agree.



    Be careful about the terminology; there is no way to prove that it was struck while setting up the dies for striking. Low pressure strike or weak strike may be most appropriate.

    This is a very cool piece. This type of error isn't found on wheats that often and it's worth multiples of the acquisition cost. Congrats.
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    ashelandasheland Posts: 22,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Swampboy
    That's 6 bucks worth of fun for sure

    +1

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    ChristosChristos Posts: 950 ✭
    For the 56-D I would start a new thread for it and get Fred to chime in as I don't think it is a grease filled die. It could be an adjustment strike, weak strike or? I would love to have found that, very cool.
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    DBSTrader2DBSTrader2 Posts: 3,460 ✭✭✭✭
    Looking to turn around and make a quick 100% profit on your investment? I'll give you $6 a bag, AND let you keep the 56-D! ;-)



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    TreashuntTreashunt Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭✭✭
    neat finds
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    seanqseanq Posts: 8,579 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Christos
    For the 56-D I would start a new thread for it and get Fred to chime in as I don't think it is a grease filled die. It could be an adjustment strike, weak strike or? I would love to have found that, very cool.



    No need for a new thread, a couple of experts already chimed in on this one. image Your best bet is to weigh that coin, if it comes in dramatically underweight then the weakness was caused by wear. I think you will find it is very close to the standard 3 grams and that the weakness is due to a very weak strike.



    Calling a coin like that a "die trial" is a bit misleading as it could have easily been struck at the very end of a run as the pressure was ramping down. It could also be the result of dies set up with improper spacing. or some other equipment impingement or malfunction that prevented the dies from coming a close together as needed. The nice thing is, no matter how it happened, it's a cool coin.





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    winkywinky Posts: 1,671 ✭
    I love the worn out one, looks good and neat. Congrats.
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    vplitevplite Posts: 1,385 ✭✭✭
    Coins at estate sales and auctions go for ridiculous amounts, in my experience. You sure got $6 worth of fun!
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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,218 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Fun stuff. The grease-filled or die adjustment error coin is very cool and should be worth multiples of price of the total lot all by itself, I would think?



    My first thought was, "cool lowball coin", but no, I agree with savoyspecial- there's no way it could have worn unevenly like that. That's likely an error coin of some sort. It might have seen a little bit of circulation, but wear alone wouldn't account for all that.

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    MeltdownMeltdown Posts: 8,673 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thank you everyone for the comments and thoughts on that 56. I knew it was neat when I first glanced at it but had no idea it was more than just mildly interesting. I'll weigh it tonight when I get home from work and see what it comes in at.

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    DaveWcoinsDaveWcoins Posts: 1,185 ✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: grip

    Originally posted by: CaptHenway

    Originally posted by: MWallace

    Not sure the 56-D is grease filled. May be a weak strike or die trial.




    Die setup piece.






    Agree.





    Double agree. Die setup piece. Uncirculated.

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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,218 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice find!

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 27,526 ✭✭✭✭✭
    looks like ya did real good there, congrats
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    FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,726 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm a bit late to the party, but I agree

    it's a die adjustment or die set-up piece.



    Nice example of the type, and as mentioned,

    a bit scarcer on Wheat's......
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    messydeskmessydesk Posts: 19,706 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Love the low-pressure strike 56-D. It really shows how the design of the opposite die plays a critical part in how a coin is struck up.
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    MeltdownMeltdown Posts: 8,673 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I love reading the new comments in this thread. I did not expect to get such an education posting this off hand estate sale find...

    Thanks again for all the replies, private message info and overall helping to keep my interests in the hobby alive.

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    leothelyonleothelyon Posts: 8,367 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, I just wasted some time doing a transparent with the 1956D than remembered that I have no way to upload it here and post the picture. But it is interesting to view how Lincoln sits just inside of the reverse side letters.


    Leo

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    bob48bob48 Posts: 452 ✭✭✭
    Very nice bunch of Lincolns you found there.

    I also always watch for the at all types of sale.
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    BustHalfBrianBustHalfBrian Posts: 4,129 ✭✭✭
    I agree the Lincoln looks like a die adjustment strike, which is a more desirable error than a grease-filled die.
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