Copper takes on all shades of color as it's exposed to various elements. It's quite normal.
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It's a large date, worth 1 cent. Copper takes on all kinds of colors, completely normal.
That coin is UNREAL! This is one of my nemesis coins, never found one in my price range in all my years. Makes me sad looking at the picture of my...
The coin has been corroded and cleaned at some point.
It's not wear on the coin, it's wear on the working die itself. You have a VF coin.
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IMO, next to the 55, the best doubling ever on a Lincoln: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes, very tough coin, especially in red. I looked for a red one for over a decade and this is closest I got: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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Not a matte proof IMO.
Looks genuine, agree it could have been a ground find. However, it has corroded and been cleaned, the reverse pits give it away. It was probably...
You may have to try to get some of the crud out of that upper loop, the die chip is pretty small and "shorter" than the S. It might be obscured....
I don't see the die chip in the upper loop of the S....a little concerning.
I see the same lamination issue noted above, based on the given photos, it doesn't appear to be damage. A close-up of the MM would go a long way...
SVDB VF-35 09S VF-25
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