GTG: 1943-S Lincoln Cent

So, here is a secoind steel cent that I purchased from my good CR friend...the late/great CT member rlms_cents. My goal was to assemble a choice P/D/S set and I purchased the P/S from him. Still need to get the D. This is one of my favorite coins and it lives in a PCGS slab.

Recently, I upgraded my camera from a Canon T3i to a Canon EOS R and just today my 100mm Marco Lens arrived. So, this was the second coin I photographed last night with the new lens. This coin has a very different look than the one I posted for my previous steely GTG...which is why I bought the coins. Both are beautiful in their own way.

I think the photo came out OK.

What do you think the grade is? Also, any opinions/suggestions on my photos is welcome.

 

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66PL. I like this one a lot.

 

MS-65

 

I can't tell if that's a hit under the 43 so I'll go 65+

 

MS-67

 

I'm saying 66 because there are a lot of scratches.

 

66PL

 

I'll bite on the 66PL.

 

66PL. Excellent photo!

 

Yes, I remember rlms_cents, good man! Looks a bit whizzed but I'll guess a 64. It's very nice but the nick under the 3, irks to me!

 

67 Really nice.

 

OK...that's been long enough. This coin graded MS66...just like the previous one I posted. In hand, it has very proof like fields. This is why I bought the coin...it looks more like a proof than any steely I have ever seen before. That being said, PCGS has never graded a steel cent with the PL designation. But, I suspect this is about as close as it gets. I love this coin.

 

Great coin. Would have thought it was PL for sure.

 

Thanks. All I can figure is PCGS just doesn't recognize these coins as being able to be PL. I don't see graded by NGC as PL either.

 

Well, if not PL, it is damn close. Certainly highly reflective, with mirrors.

 

Agreed.