I'm going to show you just the obverse of this Lincoln...

....for now. What do you think?

 

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corroded backside. we are rescuing a rare copper coin with verdigone and no its not a joke

 

I think the coin is AU. Nice strike with a nice amount of detail particularly with the stretch marks on the coin. Just a guess, the back is a very weak strike?

 

I find it hard to disagree with such a knowledgable Lincoln expert as you, but it looks BU to me.

 

AU? Really? I'll get to the reverse after I've heard more people chime in.

 

btw, why not the reverse?

 

I first want the coin judged on the obverse, for this year, the details and strike are exquisite.

 

I say 65 can't tell if it is red or red/brown.

 

I'd guess 64+ RD/RB from the obverse, it has a nice strike and very good detail. If the reverse is just as good I'd say 65-66, but I think my wife is now the Lincoln expert :bigeyes:

Hard to tell, but is there any doubling on the obverse?

 

Very impressive coin. I see no wear.

EDIT: I had to look again. WOW, exceptional coin.

 

Wow! If it werent for the slight nick on the field and a few scattered nicks on the edge...the portrait is near flawless...I'd say ms66?

Lemme guess, the reverse is heavily scratched or defaced with initials or something?

-LTB

 

Ms-65 Nice obv.

 

I say a very nice example of a 65RD that scratch keeps it from a 66 nice man! Very very nice details for a 21!

 

beautiful! definitely MS... I would think RB though, not quite RD

 

Excellent coin-65 and possible 66 if market graded considering this year is such a notoriously weak strike coin.

 

OK show me the reverse I need to see the whole coin. The obverse looks great stong strike great color. I like it does it look even better in hand? Ice

 

I think the coin has great details, but I am sorry to say the coin's surfaces look very unnatural to my eye...Mike

 

ah here is your orignal style makes for great reading :thumb:

 

Leadfoot has it right, the surfaces have been tampered with IMO. The color is just not right, at first I thought it was whizzed....but I don't see any indication of that. Appears that over the years there's been attempts to chemically remove the carbon spots on the reverse.

 

Nice Coin. I would say an AU58. BN ** is there some Obverse Doubling ?