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Lincoln Cent Specialists...Guess the Date/MM (Revealed)!
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Alright. The reverse on this Lincoln Cent should enable you to place the era in which this coin was minted and the Mint from which it originated. Some find this type of coloration hideous while I personally love Lincolns with this "look."
What is the date and mint? Provide your logic with the guess. Sorry no giveaways, just for fun.
The picture sucks as my camera's focusing is shot. The reverse is truly awesome in-hand for those that like this"look."
What is the date and mint? Provide your logic with the guess. Sorry no giveaways, just for fun.
The picture sucks as my camera's focusing is shot. The reverse is truly awesome in-hand for those that like this"look."
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1931
My guess is 1911-S. But it could be a wheatie from teens or 20's too. Miserable strikes and planchets.
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I have seen this happen on other cents that were in the middle twenties.
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good thread and i'm looking forward to the other guesses and the answer!
<< <i>It's the famous 1908-S PDQ variety with the PDQ missing from the obverse. These were designed by Victor Brenner's brother, PDQ Brenner. The design failed to gain acceptance because it was one-sided and was supposed to contain one-cent's worth of bronze, producing a coin 5-inches in diameter.
PDQ later gained immortality as the forgotten son of J.S. Bach. >>
Creatively hilarious! You made my evening, good sir!
And please consider +1 on early S mint.
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I have seen almost this exact coloration on '09-S, '13-S, '21-s and '23-s cents. I've seen a '09-s in 65RB that had this exact striation pattern with a yellowish bronze color. Lange refers to this "distinctive color" on early date San Francisco cents in his book. "It" (planchet striations resulting from an improper alloy mix) is a dead giveaway to originality and mint.
I'll give this one a vf-25 grade...on the central design, it is hard to determine what is wear and what is mush.
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<< <i>it is hard to determine what is wear and what is mush >>
.....1909-S