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Beautiful 58/64 slider with pristine original surfaces. Sexy! How could I say no for $100...

 

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Was it raw at Heritage? It's a beauty........makes mine look like a train track coin.

 

Love the Texas Commem.

 

I was just using Heritage as the site with the most sales, best pictures, and six-figure prices! I followed the auction links to them from the NGC Coin Explorer page: NGC Coin Explorer 1926 S 1C MS. They say

"The San Francisco Mint registered low mintage numbers for most denominations in 1926, and the reason for this is unknown. Perhaps that facility was undergoing some sort of renovations that year.

The typical 1926-S displays poor details from moderately to heavily worn dies on one [or] both sides. The coin illustrated [at the link above] is truly exceptional in that it was struck with fresh dies. Fully red examples, regardless of grade or strike, are very rare. Most such coins will have subdued shade of red that is nothing like the fiery color of a 1926(P) cent.

Well worn examples are common despite the low mintage, as collectors were attracted to this magical number and hoarded every example they could find from the mid 1930s through the 1950s. Pieces in the higher circulated grades are scarce and command good prices."​

Don't tell anyone that I bought it raw from eBay based on the link and pictures below. I know I'm gonna hear about this!

When I look at the animations I see a beautiful luster that is unbroken (as far as I can tell, of course). And the strike is unusually strong for a 1926-S. I have repeated the photo in the first reply for anyone who wants to look without paging back to it.

We have discussed before that San Francisco cents in the '20s often seem to lack cartwheel luster. It's not a consensus but I think it's more than a coincidence. I think some people might call this cleaned, but I think the evenness and delicacy of the luster proves it isn't.

1926-S Lincoln Cent Great Deals From The TECC Bargain Bin
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2017 "W" Burnished Unc ASE

US Mint Economy Shipping arrived yesterday.

 

Shades of freakin' 'Death Valley Days'......you like Borax Bob?

 

And I've got mine.....I'll post some pics on the 'morrow.

 

You rascal, robber, charlatan........

 

One of my favorite US issues.

 

Heck, ya don't mess with Texas.

 

I live in Colorado, And I've never seen such a befuttled tourist driver, on our roads..
They really have to think about what's big and what's not!

 

It's a little hard to see the coin for all the stuff on the label but I kinda like it:

 

Make me want to sing "Blue Yodel #1"

 

The new arrival.

 

To add to my pile of 81-S' picked up a new blazer.

 

Wow!

 

I picked this 1926 S Peace Dollar up after I had a good night at the routlette table. I tripled my money so I was able to afford this baby in Unc.

 

I don't love or even like much Peace Dollars but that's a nice looking one. I have a few common dates.

 

Wow! Good for you. All I find is garbage. In my change and in the dirt.