Great pictures of an obviously wonderful coin.... Not to be nit-picky, but is there a small "tick" on the right temple? Perhaps it is on the holder. It is harder to see on the smaller picture.
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"There was a turtle in his loft I really wanted to take home with me. I think he would noticed it under my jacket, it weighed about 1,000 lbs."
I'm extremely impressed that you were discouraged from taking the turtle, not because you couldn't carry it, but because Stewart might have noticed it under your jacket.
Needless to say, I'm (nearly) equally impressed with the coin and the images - thanks to both of you.
It has an awesome strike. I didn't even know that Lincoln had a beard, because there are so many weakly struck coins out there. I doubt it would grade MS69 by today's standards. That O on the reverse has a couple hits. IMO, that would keep it from a 69 in today's standards. Awesome coin nevertheless!
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In memory of BL, SM, and KG. 16 and forever young, rest in peace.
Mark -- I resorted to Plan B. I gave the turtle my address so now I'm waiting for a very loud knock on my door.
The ultimate compliment for this coin is that, blown up to poster size, we still have to look pretty close to find some imperfection. Besides the incredible detail that reveals design elements I've never seen before, Lakesammmon's comment about the quality of the planchet is what struck me as well. The color and 3-dimensional texture (or peach fuzz, as Stewart calls it) is what attracts me most to high grade copper and that 1919 is bathed in it.
A nice compliment to this is the first slabbed Lincoln he purchased, a 1909-S NGC (67RD?). It has the same planchet streaking you see on so many S-Mint Indian Heads, but I really like the look on this one. A very cool coin.
Paul and Stewart, thanks so much, really amazing coin and great photography....these images and the ones posted by leothelyon, anaconda et al keep me comin back. Hey snake where are those photos of Miss Stephanie? -mark-
It's the coin, not the plastic ... thank you, Stewart (and Paul) for sharing. It is hard to imagine a better early Lincoln could exist. Simply awesome. I kept checking it for the COPY stamp, but never found it ...
I barely looked at the 1st page of this thread now! Are you kidding me???? That Linkie Penny is impossible!!!!! Stewart, you must own your own minting presses, that coin is too mint fresh! You can't pull the wool over the eyes of the HepKitty!
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Zounds!!! I have been waiting a long time to see that wonderful coin. What great photos. I can't believe the beard detail. Just amazing. Thanks for sharing. mdwoods
Far better than I imagined it would be; thanks to both of you for the wonderful images.
Brian and other doubters: Forget what "PCGS published standards" say about the grade...take your best MS67RD, compare it to this 1919 and tell me that there's less than a two point difference.
I've heard the story of where this coin came from but I'm sure I would mangle it if I tried to retell it here...hopefully Stewart will notice people asking.
RELLA
Do not fall into the error of the artisan who boasts of twenty years experience in his craft while in fact he has had only one year of experience... twenty times.
A stunning and quite frankly an amazing coin. However, its not an MS69 according to the published PCGS standards. In the photo I can see flaws, marks, etc. Therefore it is not "as published standards" state an MS69.
I believe the published standards are at 10x magnification. I would think this picture is more than 10x.
The most incredible cent I have ever seen in my 40 years of looking. Where DID you find this cent? The 1919 cent is indeed known for some awesome strikes but I have only seen one that ever even came close to this one and that other one is a evil stepsister of this truly handsome coin!!!
Stewart, Tag collectors want to see the tag, surely it's worth $100,000. Hope the scanning did not encourage the coin to tarnish in the slab, not to mention the temperature change from a cold vault to warm hands. Coinerd
WOW is right, and to think I allmost missed the days read. I too was also wondering about hte small hits on the rev. but I guess extreme magnifiaction would answer it.
I love that coin - I have not seen any with the amount of detail on the beard, including proof coins.
The only time I have seen such detailing is on hobo nickels -> let the flames begin.
Unless someone can show me a picture of a wheat penny obverse (out of the Billions produced), that has that much detail on the face and neck, I must only conclude that coin has been tooled (or photo enhanced).
I agree it looks very nice, but is it original or enhanced?
I do have pennies showing more hair detail behind the ear and lower hand, but the beard is mushy.
Please someone, out of the combined penny experience and collections, show me another -> I am thinking this is a "one of a kind" , but did not leave the mint that way.
Sinin - Here's a sister coin to compare it to (link), I think that one came from the same motherload roll. Stewart may have done some micro-chisel work on this but the only image editing was crop & sizing. It's the most photogenic coin I've ever seen. Two other pics with different lighting angles are here.
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Not to be nit-picky, but is there a small "tick" on the right temple? Perhaps it is on the holder. It is harder to see on the smaller picture.
Did you sculpt the beard to look like that??
but it's already flaming!
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Does this mean We will see pictures in Stewarts sets?
"There was a turtle in his loft I really wanted to take home with me. I think he would noticed it under my jacket, it weighed about 1,000 lbs."
I'm extremely impressed that you were discouraged from taking the turtle, not because you couldn't carry it, but because Stewart might have noticed it under your jacket.
Needless to say, I'm (nearly) equally impressed with the coin and the images - thanks to both of you.
For some life lasts a short while, but the memories it holds last forever.
-Laura Swenson
In memory of BL, SM, and KG. 16 and forever young, rest in peace.
The ultimate compliment for this coin is that, blown up to poster size, we still have to look pretty close to find some imperfection. Besides the incredible detail that reveals design elements I've never seen before, Lakesammmon's comment about the quality of the planchet is what struck me as well. The color and 3-dimensional texture (or peach fuzz, as Stewart calls it) is what attracts me most to high grade copper and that 1919 is bathed in it.
A nice compliment to this is the first slabbed Lincoln he purchased, a 1909-S NGC (67RD?). It has the same planchet streaking you see on so many S-Mint Indian Heads, but I really like the look on this one. A very cool coin.
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I barely looked at the 1st page of this thread now! Are you kidding me???? That Linkie Penny is impossible!!!!!
Stewart, you must own your own minting presses, that coin is too mint fresh! You can't pull the wool over the eyes
of the HepKitty!
"Senorita HepKitty"
"I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
I did not know Lincolns beard was supposed to be that detailed?????
absolutely stunning
Thanks for sharing. mdwoods
We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
That would grade MS-199 in an ACG slab, after dipping and recoloring of course...
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Far better than I imagined it would be; thanks to both of you for the wonderful images.
Brian and other doubters: Forget what "PCGS published standards" say about the grade...take your best MS67RD, compare it to this 1919 and tell me that there's less than a two point difference.
I've heard the story of where this coin came from but I'm sure I would mangle it if I tried to retell it here...hopefully Stewart will notice people asking.
RELLA
who boasts of twenty years experience in his craft
while in fact he has had only one year of experience...
twenty times.
I believe the published standards are at 10x magnification. I would think this picture is more than 10x.
Thank you Stewart and Paul !!!!!!!!!!!!
I have looked at it 5 times and it gets better every time.
Thanks for my new background on my computer !!!!!!!!
Kevin
When can I see this coin in person?????????
Can I buy it for my type set???
Very sad that the quality of modern Lincolns is so poor.
Brian.
Thanks Stewart and Shylock for sharing!
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Would you tell us the story how this coin was made ?
I would be interested.
Kevin
Brian - There will be another of my Lincoln cents imaged next week.
Stewart
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Tag collectors want to see the tag, surely it's
worth $100,000.
Hope the scanning did not encourage the coin to
tarnish in the slab, not to mention the temperature
change from a cold vault to warm hands.
Coinerd
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Glenn
The only time I have seen such detailing is on hobo nickels -> let the flames begin.
Unless someone can show me a picture of a wheat penny obverse (out of the Billions produced), that
has that much detail on the face and neck, I must only conclude that coin has been tooled (or photo enhanced).
I agree it looks very nice, but is it original or enhanced?
I do have pennies showing more hair detail behind the ear and lower hand, but the beard is mushy.
Please someone, out of the combined penny experience and collections, show me another ->
I am thinking this is a "one of a kind" , but did not leave the mint that way.
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What would cause this on so few? heavy planchett? 1 die that someone played with?
The 1916 shown in Stewarts group of photos looks similar but goes high in front of the ear -
Is it original? awful interesting.