Found this in a pile of change on my dresser.

Did it look something like this? I found this in the current box I am plowing through.

 

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Thank you. I went back and looked at some guides for grading Lincolns and I would agree probably in the XF range and maybe, barely AU. Reason I lean more toward XF is the obverse has some significant wear. But I was definitely suprised by the wheat stalks on the reverse, they are in great shape. Thanks for the grade.

No, no joke, serious. I know you don't know me from Adam, but serious. Believe me, I was as surprised as you. And, it photographed well. I did not doctor the image but for some reason it does not show the true color, it really is not quite that bright. I used incandescent lighting and no flash, but the color is more muted than the pics show.


Tell you what though, it's a great way to start back into collecting.:thumb:

 

Well TAZ.... You are probably the lucky recipient of this scenario. 5 year old goes to grandpa's house. His Lincoln cent book is on the table, Lil 5 year old pops out enough coins to buy some bubble gum. Wa-la its in your drawer now. Great find. Traci

 

Golly gosh gee. You found that on your dresser? Things like that just don't seem to happen to me. Wish they did....

 

Looks XF to me very nice find.

 

To Everyone who graded this XF:

Please offer your coins to me when you sell them.

Thank you.

 

The coin is and the post are XF, eXactly Fake:vanish:

 

.......DARN!!! i thought i had the only one! (picture hand slapping head)

 

I need to get a dresser so I can find some good coins..

 

I've got one too. Now that I think about it, I think everybody has about 6 million of these.

Sorry to burst your bubble.

 

Well, my firs thought was....

Banished to the "Land of DAKPUPA"

 

Too bad really....

Wow! Not sure what all the negative/sarcastic comments are about, but oh well. I guess just like any pursuit there is always a subset of folks who get their "jollies" in doubting or putting down those who are trying to learn. Or maybe it is just plain jealousy. My guess is they get a sense of "control" in being rude to try and make themselves and their hobby seem too exclusive or difficult for others to join. Sad really.

But, to those who offered a grade estimate and constructive feedback, thank you for the assitance and learning experience. Hopefully as I learn more I can help you and others out someday.

To those who did otherwise. Well since "Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show." is part of the code of honor here, I'll say "thank you" to you too and ask for those folks to remember "If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person.".

And to all, I hope everyone who posted a reply, rude or otherwise, finds a great coin in pocket change tomorrow.:kewl:

Troy

 

You go TAZ !!!!!

 

Troy,

I meant no disrespect by my comment, and I doubt any of the other members did. We've had many instances where people have come on here and just lied about certain things they have found.
We've had people lie, just about everything.
Here is one of the most famous ones, talked about on this forum
http://www.cointalk.com/t32242/
This guy lied about his granny dying, and him getting a roll of 1916-D mercury dimes.
We had another guy lie to us about letting two guys dig in his backyard, and they somehow found a safe filled with gold.
Another guy who posted pictures of two of the nicest notes I've ever seen, with low serial numbers as well (I believe 1 and 2 were the numbers) but the photos had been doctored.
And another guy, who managed to scam everybody in a contest, which he promised people GOLD, for the prize, and he never followed through.

You just have to understand that we cannot just trust everybody who comes along these days, claiming they found this in pocket change, especially the coin you found, in the condition it is in.
I hope you can understand our reasoning behind this

 

Did I grade it too low? If I did, what would you guess it grades and why? If XF is too high, then again why?

Like I said earlier in the post, the color is more muted than the pics show. Not sure why the pic is bright. The coin is probably cleaned, or at least has been through the washing machine a few times in it's life.:smile

Truth is most the coins I have graded in my collection are probably undergraded. And, no you can't by any coins from me ya cherrypickin' fools. My coins are not going anywhere except on to my sons some day.

 

This is a penny you can mostly find at a souvenir shop I met the guy that makes them. The penny you found was pre 1982 as it is easier on the press. He also makes a flattened penny with the lords prayer and a 1,000,000 dollar bill . He is a very interesting individual, there were a lot of coincidences in the 2 men's lives and deaths, that is the reason Kennedy is facing Lincoln on that penny.

Lincoln was elected in 1860
Kennedy was elected in 1960
both Presidents were slain on Friday.
Both were slain in presence of their wives
both were directly concerned with Civil rights
both Presidents had legality of elections contested
Kennedy's secretary Lincoln warned him not to go to Dallas
Lincolns secretary Kennedy warned him not to go to theater
both of their successors were named Johnson
Andrew Johnson , Lyndon Johnson
each name contains 13 letters
both served in U.S. senate
both were southern Democrats
Lyndon Johnson born in 1908
Andrew Johnson 1808
Booth and Oswald were both southerners favoring unpopular ideas
Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and hid in a theater
Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and hid in a warehouse
Booth and Oswald were murdered before trial could be arranged
Lincoln and Kennedy were carried on the same caisson
Booth and Oswald were born 100 years apart
Lee Harvey Oswald, John Wilkes Booth -each name has 15 letters

 

I, too, apologize for my comment. You must understand that it is very unbelievable to find an '09 like that in change; very few people have ever had that fortune. How could it have that color after 100 years? Why would it be spent from a collection? What can a cent buy now? You see that a lot of questions pop into our heads with a thread like this. Now, while some of the comments may have been a little over-the-top, I hope you understand where we were coming from.

If you are really telling the truth, which I guess no one will ever know but you, congrats on a wonderful, wonderful, find.

 

TAS2826:
Not too high, much to low a grade. Possibly Unc, but at least AU.

WLHalves: He was kidding about the coin.

 

Wow, can't believe it was 2009 when I first posted this thread. Needless to say life has gotten in the way of any serious collecting activity for a few years. The other day I got a 1912 lincoln in change and started thinking about numismatics again. Anyway, was going through some stuff the other day and came across this coin again. Like I said in my orginal post from a while ago, the color is not really as bright as the photo showed. I guess the question I have is would this one be worth having graded and slabbed? My guess is it has probably been cleaned, but still a good coin.

And glad to see the site is still here and apparently going strong. Good to be back.

 

Hold it the way it is. Gonna cost too much to grade......