Stunning 1959 Lincoln found in spare change can!

After 49 years, its hard to believe this coin came from the big spare change can my wife had be saving. I went through these 30 lbs of coins yesterday, and while cherrypicking 2006 and 2007 cents for rolls, this baby showed up. First I noticed, the color was a bit different, and when I turned it over was amazed at the date 1959! There are a few very minor contact marks on the front, the reverse is perfect markfree with the sharpest strike Ive ever seen on a memorial. Amazing detail on the columns and lincolns statue. From spare change to a PCGS slab and my registry collection! *NICE!*

 

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Very Nice - it looks like it just came out of a new roll! Love the color

 

wow. absolutely ravishing. easily a rd ms68

 

Id settle for a 66! if they grade it a 67 Im sure wifey will want to sell it and buy something dumb like new kitchen cabinets, flooring, stove, refrigerator etc etc.

 

Wow, very stunning! I am not sure what PCGS will grade it, but I don't see it having any problem going a MS-66, might have a decent chance at being a 67 IMO. But I could be wrong. If you are doing it for your registry set, then I guess send it to PCGS, but you are more likely to get a more accurate grade at NGC. But, that is only a matter of opinion, others probably feel and think differently. Never the less, stunning coin. :thumb:

Phoenix

 

personally, i would prefer to send it to ICG...err...ANACS...ICG, i like green inserts.

 

I'd grade it 65 or 66 RD. Nice coin regardless of grade. Crazy to think this coin, now 49 years old survived like that!

 

Nice!
The closest older coin like that I found was a 1964-D Cent, which would grade about MS62, or less.

but great find

 

wow!! sharp color, nice details... and found in change... wow!!

 

Oops, I spent one of those last year. Nice!

 

Maybe she planted it?

John

 

WOW, now that's one sweet find! Let us know how it comes back from the grading asylum. BTW, is that doubling I see (in the 1959 and the O in ONE and CA in AMERICA) or is it some kind of reflection?

 

This is a nice coin, I have found a few 60's and 1 55 like this in rolls but not in pocket change.
These pic are not the best but that all I got.

 

I wonder how many of these super nice decades old coins that pop up in circulation are the result of some kid getting into dads mint sets.....and buying a candy bar!

 

More then what we know.

 

when was the last time you could by a candy bar with cents?

 

...you just spend most of the mint set!

 

wow! i wish i could get something like that in change! :thumb:

 

I'd call it a 64/65 RD. Depends on how much they would factor the marks on Lincoln's face. It is very difficult to get earlier circulation Lincolns into PCGS MS-67 holders.