It is Scott #1246 from 1964...a mint sheet of 50 sells for $19. This one with the coin is uncancelled, but is no longer in mint state, would sell...
@Clawcoins ...great info!...So, if this post #32 is after an acetone treatment, then the glue issue should be dispensed with...and a die crack...
@HaleiwaHI ...it may be helpful to you to look at it as a coin showing "evidence of circulation" (EOC). New coins found in mixed bank rolls do...
3 things bother me about this coin...the cleaning, as mentioned, but also the obverse denticles are not uniform and the edge reeding appears...
...awaiting acetone soak results...Spark
@Sheila Ruley ...many of us know very well the torture aspect of discerning these new "thickened" types of doubled die varieties. Along the way...
...yes, and very hard to find cents that don't have die cracks...Spark
You may have a true error in the CUD, but ... imho, the obverse is a scratch, not a die crack...sorry...Spark
@jgrinz mentioned rim damage in post #7. Remember to read the entire thread before responding. I agree with everyone on the scratches, not a...
Cool beans...love the coin and love the story...saved the pics...Spark
...but this is the famous "tiny L" cent. Gotta be worth more than FV! (Sorry, all the you toobers are getting to me...Spark)
Gotta be fake dies...and I wouldn't touch it with an eleven foot pole...Spark ( In the '60s, MAD magazine had cartoon scripts in between the...
...this forum lives and breathes because of pictures. Sometimes they are not needed, but 99% of the time, pictures drive the thread...Spark
@Ben crowder ...there are a hundred different ways coins get contact marks. scrapes, scratches, reeded-edge dings, abrasions, cabinet friction,...
@KEK52 ...Clawcoins answered before I could, but yes, abrasion is the word I would use too. Similar to the circular scoring produced by rolling...
I'm leaning toward die deterioration. There are no listings at Wexler or VV...Spark
I may be way off base here, but I agree with Fred, and here's how I think it happens, not an expert like Fred, so bear with me: The die initially...
You take great photos. Get the lighting even, 2 sources of light at 10 and 2 and keep them in- focus...no one should gripe. The 2 sources of...
Just trying to help, obviously you don't need mine...Spark
Copper Lincolns do not contain 2 cents worth of copper, for 2 reasons: 1. It is not Grade A copper. This is what the price of copper is based...
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