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What's With All The 2003-P MS69 Lincoln Cents?

To date PCGS has slabbed a whopping 187 MS69 Lincoln cents -- far and away the highest number of Lincoln cents in this grade. There are many years that don't have any MS69s, and for the remainder only a handful made it.

Where in the hell did all of these monster cents come from?

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    Maybe the mint is getting better at what it does?
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    Maybe someone sent in a little bribe with their coins... image
    ~Richard Dorrance
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    What is that worth like 10cents? I have a bunch of those sitting on my desk.
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    If they keep getting slabbed at this rate -- not much.
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    coppercoinscoppercoins Posts: 6,084 ✭✭✭


    << <i>What is that worth like 10cents? I have a bunch of those sitting on my desk. >>



    Even though I am a Lincoln cent specialist and should defend these things, I agree with you 100%.
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    DRGDRG Posts: 817
    Excellent quality coins in 2003 Mint Sets! I made 3 of themimage
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    << <i>What is that worth like 10cents? I have a bunch of those sitting on my desk. >>



    Ok, I'll buy them all for 10 cents each. On second thought...
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    Better unload them before the grade is disavowed.
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    hughesm1hughesm1 Posts: 778 ✭✭


    << <i>What is that worth like 10cents? >>


    No, that would be all the MS68s
    Mark
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    cladkingcladking Posts: 29,981 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Many of the Lincolns made since 1986 are just stunning! They are clean and perfectly
    struck and often have PL surfaces. Whatever they are "worth" they would make a
    beautiful collection and a few of the dates will prove elusive.

    As to value it might be remembered That there were substantially more than 186 col-
    lectors of Lincolns back in the early 1960's which was the last time a new generation
    of collectors were added.
    tempus fugit extra philosophiam.
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    itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,787 ✭✭✭
    DRG is right on! The quality of the 2003-P cents in mints sets was astounding. I submitted 3 from my first 20 sets. I could not find a single contact mark, rub, spot, planchet belmish or any flaw on them. The fields were prooflike. All 3 went MS69RD.

    Compare to the 2003-D nickels. On these the strike was a little weak, they look like the planchet were in a rock tumbler before striking, then each coin was dropped 40 ft onto the other fresh coin before the half filled 40 gallon drum and rolled them half a mile down a track. And this is for the ones that went into the mint sets! I'd say average grade in the sets was about MS62/3.
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