GTG 72' Lincoln cent

Similar -002 -Nah, not enough spread. I found this in a bank box:

 

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Well here it is, I think the coin is actually an AU that someone gave a bump into the MS ranks. That Verdigris bothered me below the bust and in between the 9 and 7 of the date. Thought a dip in acetone would help but it didn't.

 

IMO, AU-55.

 

Whoa....they must have been smoking the good stuff at lunch. The wear on the steps, the cornice, etc. is quite obvious.

THIS is an MS-62, compare the reverse to your coin:

https://coins.ha.com/itm/lincoln-ce...edia-wsl/a/1204-8510.s?hdnJumpToLot=1&x=0&y=0

Compare it to an AU example, the AU is much sharper too:

https://coins.ha.com/itm/lincoln-ce...tage-/a/131410-29056.s?hdnJumpToLot=1&x=0&y=0

 

I am gonna look at this coin again. I think that the photos could be better. I bought it as an AU, an not sure if I even paid 15$ for it. I thought it was a good example of a die stage A.

This is the first set of photos.

 

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