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Here's an odd question about Lincoln cents...
eyoung429
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On the 1990 no mm proof, is the Philidelphia mm on the others? If not, how does one tell if they have a proof circulated no mm ?
This is a very dumb ass thread. - Laura Sperber - Tuesday January 09, 2007 11:16 AM 
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and no, for that year a P mintmark did not appear on business strike cents
www.brunkauctions.com
all circulation strikes made in philidelphia DO NOT HAVE mint marks.
scammers often will try to sell a 1990 circulation strike as a "NO S" proof and doctor it by polishing it to a high shine.
never been a "P" mint mark on any Lincoln cent...ever.
yours would look like mine.
Hell, I don't need to exercise.....I get enough just pushing my luck.
Hell, I don't need to exercise.....I get enough just pushing my luck.
<< <i>Thanks guys!! But how would you tell if it's a circ proof? >>
Assuming it spent any time in circulation, you wouldn't be able to tell. And thus the coin would be worth only 1c.
An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.
The category of 1990-P Lincolns which are sufficiently worn as to
be indistinguisable from the no-S will be exceedingly small... ...maybe
none. It would be wise to assume that where there is doubt, it's
not the no-S. Remember there aren't millions of collectors scouring
pocket change to find memorial cents. Any of these in circulation
will probably end up in landfill long before anyone notices it's gone.
There are some extremely PL cents of that era but the 1990-P isn't
so dramatic as some of the others. Even the most PL should be id-
entifiable since it won't have the cameo probably whereas almost all
the proofs do. This would be a much bigger problem if the S mint were
not using the mint mark. ...usually.
<< <i>You can't.
The category of 1990-P Lincolns which are sufficiently worn as to
be indistinguisable from the no-S will be exceedingly small... ...maybe
none. It would be wise to assume that where there is doubt, it's
not the no-S. >>
I think Cladking meant to say:
The category of 1990-P Lincolns which are sufficiently unworn as to
be indistinguisable from the no-S will be exceedingly small... ...maybe
none.
Otherwise, I agree with his fine analysis!
An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.
Hell, I don't need to exercise.....I get enough just pushing my luck.
if not too worn............wire rim