Well...I'll take that amazing proof! :) But I was referring to the biz strike.
Where's your toned 54?
Redwood and brown wood! NICE!
Too many, it became a joke in my eyes. Most of them are so minor - for me personally. As I recall only the 002 and 009 were decent so I added...
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Who knows, the Philly mint workers were horrible in 1954. They didn't make too many cents (72 million) compared to the other mints (96/251...
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This is my only 54P with toning - sadly hurt by some poor Philly minting. I mainly kept this coin for the unreal amount of die polish lines....
The 1954P is tough, I've been looking for an upgrade for 20 years. The one @BlackberryPie posted above is exactly what I've been seeking - he got...
Looks like you scored! NICE TONERS!
I like to use CLAM so we don't confuse them with CAM....but, yes they are.
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Here's a pretty nice one, took me 30+ years to find one! I also have one in a 66 slab but it's not as nice as this raw one. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It's a tough year, I've also looked at thousands of these and 99.9+% were garbage.
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Good luck! 1963 was not a good year for Lincoln production at either mint. I'm sure you're discovering that!
Amazingly, I found this in a bank roll doing some box searching! Dumped that roll out and it stood out like a diamond in a goat's azz. :)
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As you can see from my posts, I've been focused on the 60's cents. My collection needed some upgrades!
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