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Spectacular "Neon Rainbow" Lincoln Cent
WingedLiberty1957
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I bought this raw Lincoln Cent from eBay seller iShopCoinShows4You for $75 about 6 weeks ago. This was the sellers description: "Finest Rainbow Neon Toned Lincoln I've ever seen, I almost fell over when I found this at our local coin show."
I was hoping that PCGS would grade it, but whenever copper shows this much vibrant rainbow color, getting a grade is bit of a crapshoot.
I got the results back from PCGS on Friday night -- they blessed the toning and put an MS65 BN grade on this (making this coin a huge coup)!! This now resides in a PCGS Secure Plus holder.
The PCGS TrueView photograph shot by Phil Arnold turned out to be a showstopper. The obverse shows an interesting and attractive woody toning pattern with some subtle but attractive coloration, but clearly the star of the show is the vibrant neon rainbow color on the reverse, which is nothing short of breathtaking. Getting this level and intensity of rainbow color on a mint state Lincoln (or any copper coin for that matter) is an extreme rarity.
One last note, this coin was submitted to PCGS in a batch of 7 raw coins ... and 4 came back "Genuine - Questionable Color" ... so I got the impression whatever grader I got was extrememly tough and picky; and wasn't just "rubber stamping" everything as gradeable. This was 1 of the 3 coins that graded in my 7 coin submission.
I was hoping that PCGS would grade it, but whenever copper shows this much vibrant rainbow color, getting a grade is bit of a crapshoot.
I got the results back from PCGS on Friday night -- they blessed the toning and put an MS65 BN grade on this (making this coin a huge coup)!! This now resides in a PCGS Secure Plus holder.
The PCGS TrueView photograph shot by Phil Arnold turned out to be a showstopper. The obverse shows an interesting and attractive woody toning pattern with some subtle but attractive coloration, but clearly the star of the show is the vibrant neon rainbow color on the reverse, which is nothing short of breathtaking. Getting this level and intensity of rainbow color on a mint state Lincoln (or any copper coin for that matter) is an extreme rarity.
One last note, this coin was submitted to PCGS in a batch of 7 raw coins ... and 4 came back "Genuine - Questionable Color" ... so I got the impression whatever grader I got was extrememly tough and picky; and wasn't just "rubber stamping" everything as gradeable. This was 1 of the 3 coins that graded in my 7 coin submission.
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I have 75 more just like it still in the olde time album, with less intensity, but some that come close!
Yay WingedLiberty1957!
Doug
Wow, 75 similar coins from an old album? You should be getting a lot of action on your ebay auction page!
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<< <i>It's so interesting to me that NGC put an AT designation on this one before PCGS blessed it. Also that you originally bought this beauty for $1.00 at the coin show. Now that is a bargain!
Wow, 75 similar coins from an old album??? You should be getting a lot of action on your ebay auction page! >>
Thanks WL57...my day job has me busy but your success gives me more inspiration to list them for others to enjoy and try to submit if they like!
Again, thrilled for you truly!
Doug
Congrats.
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yeah uofa1285 has an eye for picking up some sweet toners...
great guy to deal with too in doug
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Nice colors, very vibrant. Congrats on the grades!
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
do you have pix of those ones too?
btw
i got my 58 proof frankie from doug that should grade by weeks end or next week
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