Post your Lincolns!

I am amazed at that increase in the MS67+RD population. I wonder if at some point, all the nice examples will be graded and this population growth at that grade will stop. I can't believe there are THAT MANY examples, which have a shot at that lofty grade, out there anymore.

 

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.. that's the scary thing when you collect top pop examples of dates that are plentiful in BU. GIJOE gets my nod for going after the moderns like this, it's a ballsy way to go after the hobby in that those top grade populations would, and most likely, will continue to be diluted with futher submissions of high grade raw examples. I could sit here and enjoy looking at them all day long,, but the required payout to go after these keeps my collecting habbits a grade to two below them....

 

Well said bahabully. Like gijoe I pursue those top pops as well but the populations do change. When I acquired my 1963 Lincoln in MS67 the pop. was 8. I've noticed several for sale in the last few weeks and checking the pop I found 15. Still not a whole lot but almost double the old!

 

1988 Proof Lincoln (PCGS Secure Plus PR66RB). I posted this recently in the new acquisitions thread, but I still get such a kick out of the color on this monster that I had to post it again in this "Post Your Lincolns!" thread. It's the best color I've ever seen on a late-date, PCGS-graded Zincoln. This is the kind of color that makes my heart beat faster. If you look closely at Lincoln's hair and beard, you'll see clear signs of "elevation chromatics", a pretty good tell for NT. I cracked this coin out of a sealed Proof Set; none of the other coins in the set were toned. I bought the set on eBay for $75 (a bargain to me at least). The image of the obverse (below) was pulled from the max-sized (out-of-the-slab) PCGS TrueView photo.

 

my fav so far

 

Newest coin for me, 1971 DDO #1. This is the example coin shown on LCR and coppercoins.com.

 

Here is another great image from Robec. It is a picture of my NGC MS68RD 1979 Lincoln memorial. In the Lincoln Memorial series from 1959-2008 prior to 1979 NGC had only certified 4 Lincoln Memorial's in Mint State 68. This coin still has a low population of 8 with none graded higher

 

1979 is a tough year to find with good quality. I can tell that one has amazing luster for the issue!

 

Wow MS-68 Like Thad said Very hard date above MS-65+! Not a big Pop at Ngc or Pcgs 1 Very nice MS-68Red 1979 LMC GI Joe!!!

 

Hi everyone. As a lot of you know Bob with Robec Images has been photographing my NGC Lincoln Memorial Circulation Issue Registry Set. I know I have posted images of this coin before that I took but I have too say that this picture really brings this coin to life. Here is a picture of my NGC MS68RD 1983 Doubled Die Reverse Lincoln Memorial with a current population of 9. This coin is an impressive guide book variety with a wide spread on the reverse legends and on the horizontal lines of the Memorial. Die polish lines on each side of the portrait suggest mint personnel concentrated on the appearance of the wrong die. The peach gold surfaces are void of contact or carbon. States of is slightly incomplete which is typical of this variety and a few tiny bubbles reside beneath the copper plate.

 

I love the DD's in the series. There are a few prominent one's out there still today in circulation. These generally are not in redbook and widely marketed, but they are nearly as rare and can been seen easily with the naked eye. Both of these I found in circulation which searching a $25 box from the bank. Sent both to NGC not because of the value proposition, but rather that of a fisherman sending in his 11lb largemouth to get mounted... same feeling after fishing through boxes of cents for sooo long ; )
1st is a variety of the 72DD, just not the big one, but still as obvious as the 95DD, or more so.
2nd is the 94DD, with doubling of a pillar.
both cool, both cost .01+taxidermist fee.

 

Awesome finds while searching through raw coins.

 

Here is a picture of my 1984 NGC MS68RD DDO Lincoln Memorial taken by Robecs Images.

 

Shame about all the pimples there...otherwise a beautiful coin! Did you buy it or find it?

 

I bought this one. It seems for the first few years after the composition change in 1982 it took a few years before they got it right.

 

It is amazing how the lens can pick up things that aren't evident with the naked eye. To look at any of these post 1982 Lincoln's these "pimples" are almost invisible. The coin looks like any other Lincoln from years earlier.

Only when the light cast shadows and the lens magnifies it XXX% do these make their appearance known. This is a magnificent coin. The double ear is as clear as you would ever want.

I actually like the character of the coin with all these little bumps.

 

I need to copy that to my GTG threads.

 

Here is another outstanding image from Robecs Images. This is a picture of my NGC MS68RD 1984D Lincoln Memorial with a NGC population of 10 with none graded higher. I believe by 1984 they finally figured out the new composition of zinc after the change in 1982. This example displays minimal bubbling or pimples.

 

That 84D is a tough, tough coin.....very nice example! STATES is even pretty full, a weak spot on these.

It took me years to find enough of them to fill the tube for my roll set because 99+% of them are so crappy. I like my roll set coins to be at least MS64.

 

1926-S Woody