Hi, Definitely cleaned Have Fun, Bill
Hi, On some of the overdate varieties, the only visible remnant of the 7 is the upper right portion of the digit. It looks like a small line or...
Hi, It is a micro S :-) Have Fun, Bill
Hi, This coin was struck by a slightly mis-aligned die. It is extremely common. The mis-alignment in this case is so slight as to make the coin...
Hi, I think there are many rare coins. A variety that I think is extremely rare, (only 2 known) are business strike 1972 S Lincoln Cent DDO...
Hi, Always looking for the varieties, I see something to the upper right of the second 8 in the date. Can you take a closer look at that area ....
Great Coin!!
Hi, I'm probably in a minority but I think circulating money of any kind is on the way out with respect to usage. I use a bank card (debit card)...
Yeah, jammed between a few 1856 dated pieces struck on incomplete planchets :-) LOL!
A 1955 DDO LIncoln cent overstruck on a 1909 S VDB Lincoln, with the obverses being on the same side, about fifty percent off center to the east...
Hi, Thanks, This is more than I knew before. I wish I could get an idea of the rarity of this particular unholed variety. Could this be my...
Hi, Maybe an F-15 based on the pic. Not enough detail around the clasp and not enough detail on the curls at the forehead. Have Fun, Bill
Hi Ron, That was my thought exactly. This was buffed up on a wheel. The reverse was struck by a very late stage die. BTW, in years past, I've...
Hi, A proof coin that is struck with some foreign material on the die would look like this. The odds are it's the usual culprit...Grease. Have...
Hi, I agree, if the public became interested in these coins the scenario may make sense. There are some tough ones to find in nice shape. It will...
Hi, I took your scan, cropped around the "S" then fooled with the color a little just to give you an idea of what to look for. Look at the top of...
Hi, As already mentioned, the 1909 V.D.B. is a fun coin and based upon condition has a little extra value, also any earlier lincolns with...
Hi, Details are a VF-30+. Too much wear IMHO for an XF grade. Also, It appears to be pitted under a layer of thin corrosion. It also has the...
Hi, The coin was dipped. Then the likely method used to remove the verdi-gris would be making a paste of baking soda and rubbing the bad areas...
Hi, I don't think you got ripped. If what I see in the scan is accurate, you have a serious doubled die of some sort. Look at the last "S" of...
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