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I upgraded this to replace one that was spotted.


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While my original 1938 is actually extremely nice in hand (like this)


I upgraded it anyway to this one, fresh from the mint.


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I also upgraded this 1938-S whose surface seems to have deteriorated further.


I like Lincolns because most of my upgrades are well under $20. This was $16.


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An upgrade for 1950-D. The existing coin was nice, except for the carbon spots on both sides.


The new acquisition.


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Another upgrade. The former coin in my set:


has been replaced with this:


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The 1950 issues are a thorn in my side, especially the P. That's a nice 50D!

 

Yep, I am looking to upgrade the 1950, too. I ordered one through eBay, but so many sellers don’t provide pictures that are good enough to see anything. I should have one in a day or two, so we’ll see then.

 

Good luck, I think 99+% of the 1950P's are crap. LOL

 

This 1956-D


has been replaced with this one


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Here are a couple of 1951's that I never got around to posting. The D is new to me, but I've had the S for a while.

 

You've been working! Some impressive upgrades you found, nice work!

 

That 56D reminded me of one of the cooler coins I recently got.

 

Thanks. These original coins came as part of a set I bought. All coins before 1934 were removed, apparently to be sold separately. All these 1940’s and 50’s came with it. Maybe the spotting was never apparent when the original collector saved them.

I think it would be easier to just buy slabbed 66’s or 67’s and break them out for my album. That would pretty much guarantee I would get what I want.

That just seems too easy, somehow. It’s no more interesting than buying a can of beans at the store. To me, that’s more accumulating than collecting.

It just seems more fun to work in the other market, where the coins are raw and you have to visit dealers with raw coins in the back room, or see through the poor online photos and scarce listings to get something nice.

(Of course, I save money. David Lawrence has a 1950-D MS67RD for $325. The one I posted above cost me $5.75. They have MS67 51-D’s for $200; I paid $2.50 and $1.99. I am OK with not having a grade for that price. If I make a mistake I can afford to try again.)

 

Here is my 1951 from the Philadelphia Mint, in MS66 which is how I collect my Lincoln Wheat cents from 1930 through 1958. A few of the earlier ones are MS64 or MS65. This particular coin was a major undertaking compared to most of the rest, it took several years and lends credence to the difficulty in finding Philadelphia cents in MS66 in the 1946-1955 period.

 

This is my oldest MS66 Lincoln Cent, from my mother's birth year of 1932:

 

Those are really nice. I thought the 51 was a proof!

 

I'm really not sure I ever posted this one in this thread before, but thought y'all might enjoy seeing one of these. For sure they aren't handed out "willy-nilly" and those who are in a position to earn one are few and elite.

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USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN72) Commanding Officer Challenge Coin

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Mine are all 1966 Lincoln's! LOL

 

I am pretty sure this is an upgrade to my existing pure brown example. I was hoping to get a little color into that slot, while keeping the good strike of the original.

This was the seller's photo. I thought I saw some potential in it.


Here's what I saw when it arrived.


I gave it a bath in distilled water, acetone, and xylene. After 25 minutes in just the water, there was a blob of actual crud floating in the water.


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Here are a few from the 50's I culled from some raw bags I have and still going thru I also think the search is more fun. Still trying to improve on the pic's so here goes