Hey everybody, I’m not new to coin collecting but I just picked up the hobby again (I was really into it as a kid ). So I think I might have a 1964 special mint strike. I know the odds are very unlikely, I probably just have a regular 1964 penny, I also know the story about the mint directors estate in 1993, about how there were only about 30 sets, still the surfaces and strike of this coin seemed very interesting to me, if nothing else it’s remarkable that it would stay in this kind of shape in circulation.
Welcome back to the hobby. Your coin looks like a normal business strike. If it was a special mint set coin, those days are long gone. Still not a bad 64 LMC.
Thanks for the answer!. Yeah, almost full steps too, how exactly does somebody distinguish satin, matte and business?, isn’t there even a 1911 matte Lincoln, how could a surface strive that long without at some point deteriorating in circulation. how can I tell when it’s truly a special finish?
I seriously doubt any were released into circulation at that time, instead they were captured before leaving the mint and became 'prizes' for officials and those in power. Since they would be extremely difficult to authenticate, the TPGS say that there may be more around. YooTub says there are probably some in your pockets and encourage people to waste their time looking for the golden ticket. You have a lesser chance of finding one in rolls, or change, or from a yard sale than winning the Mega twice this year. As long as that is acceptable, it can be a game and fun for collectors. Jim
Yeah, the pictures on pcgs.com seem indistinguishable from a normal 1964 Lincoln of that grade, I wonder if they only grade them from the pedigree of the coin dealer that bought them from the estate sale.
no, just find one and convince everyone you belive its an sms, pretty much how it works. good luck. or you can study the real one, and connect the dots to that obverse and reverse die.
Welcome to CT. Looks like a business strike but for its age it's very nice. Way to many of them made though.
Who says its been in circulation for 55 years? It could have been in a coin jar for decades. People collect and hoard coins forever. I've been hoarding change on /off since the early 1970s. Coins not in circulation. But sooner or later .... Welcome back to the hobby.
The matte Lincolns were from 1909-1916. These were minted as proofs for collectors. They were, as a general rule, put away and not circulated.
Yeah, it was the deeper finish to the surfaces that made me question mine. That’s looks like a fantastic coin.
