New Purchase of this Scarce Lincoln Cent
jfriedm56
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So along with the rare 1921-S Lincoln cent I showcased earlier this week, I also negotiated a deal to purchase this scarce 1926-S Lincoln. While it certainly isn’t a TopPop for its date, MM, or grade and color designation, it is somewhat rare in that only 24 examples have been graded in this category. And, only 9 of those have been green beaned. No golds. So hopefully you’ll enjoy glancing at this 1926-S, MS65RB CAC Lincoln as much as I do. Thanks for looking again. Zack. 
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Nice one Zack. My dad's birth year.
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Don
That is a nice color for an RB and that coin in MS is not easy.
Another nice looking coin.
Really tough date with lots of RD & no problems that I can see. CONGRATS Zack - great pickup!
Ken
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Very nice cent !
Probably nicest 26's I've seen.......
And a decent strike. Nice purchase.
WS
Thanks Ken. You know how it is. When you see it, you have to have it!
Thanks Don.
That's a lot of red on that coin and, from what I recall, they don't typically come with either so much red or such even color. That is a nice snag.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
sweet looking coin
65+. they forgot the plus
Congrats! That is a very tough coin in gem.
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great looking coin - tough date.
I like it, lots of red.
Zack ( @jfriedm56 ), there are two important facts that you left out that makes your coin even more special than what you have already described:
Keep in mind, for a coin to be graded with an RB suffix, it only needs to have at least 5% red in it. Your coin has a ton of red! Additionally, at this price point for this 1926-S in this lofty MS65RB grade, chances are high that most of those 59 coins have been submitted to CAC for stickering, and as we see, most of them failed!
Congratulations and enjoy your truly VERY special coin!
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
@winesteven, Steve thank you so much for your fantastic write up. Your analysis concerning CAC is spot on. The factor I failed to consider was that out of those 9 CAC’d that some of those are likely NGC graded coins that you pointed out. I’ll have to research that and determine a number to potentially subtract from the PCGS graded 65 RBs. Yes, so that would even knock that number even lower for those of us that only purchase primarily PCGS. Again, I truly appreciate your comments knowing how knowledgeable you are and have a super keen eye for quality and eye appealing coins. Thanks. Zack
Regardless of grade or stickers, your coin is really nice and has an above average strike as @WaterSport mentioned. Collectors of the Lincoln Cent know that the 26-s comes poorly struck. The O in ONE CENT disappearing, but not on yours. Congrats
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Very cool!😎
Tough, higher end date/mm.
Congrats!! Nice collection!!
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Winesteven the OG
When my grandkids talk to me about apps, I think they're talking about appetizers, lol. So I had to look up what "OG" meant in the current slang. Thanks for the compliment.
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
What's not to like, this gem has a +, has a bean, has more red than norm, AND has an @winesteven mini review I think between the 21S and this one, you totally suck this week!
Zack - I believe you've only been on this forum for about three years or so, so you may not recognize that the comment by @marcmoish is actually a BIG compliment!!!! When someone does super well numismatically, we often say you win the "You Suck Award"
Congratulations!!!!!!!
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
@winesteven, thanks Steve for the explanation, but I get it. I’ve been told before that I won the you suck award with another coin I had posted.
Congrats! A nice 26-S is a treasures.
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✓ Everyman Mint State Carson City Morgan Dollars (1878 – 1893)
✓ Everyman Mint State Lincoln Cents (1909 – 1958)
✓ Morgan Dollar GSA Hoard (1878 – 1891)
I'd like to piggyback on the treatise written by @winesteven regarding this issue in this grade with CAC sticker. If one goes to the PCGS CoinFacts page for the RB color designation for the issue and then goes through the listed auction appearances we can ask the PCGS-linked databases to return only coins described as having a CAC sticker, are designated as RB, grade at least MS65 and are graded by PCGS.
The output from those criteria show
Cert number 25046516 sold by SB in 2013-
https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-2JAPL/1926-s-lincoln-cent-ms-65-rb-pcgs-cac
Cert number 32561983 sold by LRCA in 2015-
https://legendauctions.hibid.com/lot/22572606
Cert number 33275543 (your coin) sold by SB in 2016-
https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-2LCXW/1926-s-lincoln-cent-ms-65-rb-pcgs-cac
Cert number 83749393 sold by GA in 2017-
http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/lot_auc.php?site=169&sale=98&lot=739
Cert number 83749393 (again) sold by HA in 2018-
https://coins.ha.com/itm/a/1271-4145.s
Cert number 83749393 ( a third time) sold by HA in 2019-
https://coins.ha.com/itm/lincoln-cents/small-cents/1926-s-1c-ms65-red-and-brown-pcgs-cac/a/1292-3521.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515
Cert number 40193387 sold by LRCA in 2021-
https://legendauctions.hibid.com/lot/86327813
Cert number 42533384 sold by HA in 2021-
https://coins.ha.com/itm/lincoln-cents/small-cents/1926-s-1c-ms65-red-and-brown-pcgs-cac-pcgs-2574-/a/1332-3184.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515
Cert number 42533384 (again) sold by HA in 2022-
https://coins.ha.com/itm/lincoln-cents/small-cents/1926-s-1c-ms65-red-and-brown-pcgs-cac-pcgs-2574-/a/1351-3385.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515
So, including your coin we have found six examples in PCGS holders graded MS65RB and all having a CAC sticker. If there are only nine CAC stickered examples at MS65RB or higher then that only leaves three more coins to find.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
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@TomB, loads of information there. Thank you for providing the auction records on those past sales. That narrows it down. Could the other 3 be found in the NGC database if not PCGS graded? Zack.