Im not going to venture a grade on this Lincoln but its got very nice detail. Just a suggestion, obviously you bought the coin raw, I'd send the coin to PCGS or NGC for certification/authentication. I know its a personal preferance (slabbing) but I'd recommend any higher priced coins be certified.
Nice one. I wish I had it! Although I agree with indianhead. That may be a problem with that coin. Is that corrosion on the left wheat?
looks like a nice coin to me, send it to ANACS they will verify it, i just sent one in that may be questionable.
I find the "wood grain" planchet very appealing. That being said, I would not want it on my 1090-S VDB. But that's a personal preference. If your coin is real (and I don't see any reason it isn't) it's VERY nice. And better than mine (damn it.) Nice coin.
Thanks for the heads up on the VDB , I guess the authenticators have to know what to look for , learn something new just about every day here . BTW nice coin , JMO EX-45 rzage
What colors are the spots in hand? If they weren't there, I'd say solid AU, but I could be wrong on that. I am on several other things. Phoenix
That's what I'm thinking, as they look black in the pics, but they also look "fuzzy", so I'm not sure. Phoenix