Grade this 1916 Lincoln

I was going through some of my old flips from way back when and I found this one with this, ahem, "incidental damage" on the reverse. In fact, I had it marked, back then, "Proof/Damaged." Don't know where I got it, nor whether it in fact is a proof. Just know the odds against are something like 100,000:1. Could be I had it marked that way simply to wake me up to the overall detail and shape. Anyway, how do you like it, and how do you grade it? Thanks.

 

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It is a nice strike and great details which that era coin is noted for. The coin is AU corroded net XF.

 

Yeah, XF with DEWWWW.

 

What does "XF with DEWWWW" mean?

Thanks

 

XF or so, it's a shame about the verdigris. Or possibly is it tar/grime?

 

just a quick ? Are the edges rounded or sharp?

 

AU details, corroded/scratched, net VF

 

Thanks, guys. RLM, took my breath away when I first saw it...just didn't know how good a year this was in terms of craftsmanship and details. Bone, whatever it is, looks like it's on to stay. Mike, so sharp, still, you can cut yourself on it.

 

Either 1916 or 1917 was the top year for details, IMHO!

 

AU maybe

 

AU-50 environmental damage.

 

There are a few diagnostics you can check to determine if it is a Matte Proof, if you could post a pic of the edge, and also a close up of the
"US" in trust and "PLURIBUS"

 

AU details, but net VF/XF due to the damage. Still pretty decent, and a nice coin IMHO.

Phoenix

 

Sumorada, here are the closeups of the edges and text you requested. I'm also throwing in a higher-definition closeup of the hair/beard/tie, one, because I actually think I'm getting better at this with experience (digital photography), and, two, because I still get goosebumps when I look at it! Let me know I make out? Thanks!

 

I say proof, but I am no authority worth mentioning.

BTW... AWESOME pics!!!

 

Proof? Nahhh, dont think so. Like Rlm said, they had brand new dies in 1916/17, so those usually are some pretty sharp coins.

 

AJ, I am referring to the edges, not the detail, although the detail is spectacular for a coin of it's condition.

 

Thanks, buddy...all the way around.

 

Ah, you're just playing the odds. Never forget, Jack--you live by the book, you die by the book.

 

You'd have to clean it up a bit to look for the polish. Being new dies, there are not a lot of indicators on this year.

The rims sure look beefy enough, but your correct, I am playing the odds...

Look for a spike of die polish above the 9 in the date, and concentric to the rims above " pluribus".

On this, the only way to be sure would be to submit for " Genuine " service at PCGS or get it off to NCS.