I vote AU-63BN too!
LOL....ahhhh...he knows, it's "tongue in cheek", just a fun term we use for a slider here on CT.
Absolute roll of the dice with NGC. I love the coin, nice, original surfaces and hardly a hit on it.
WOW! NGC, over graded the 33 and under graded this coin. Exemplifies why they will always be #2.
I'm surprized, PCGS would have 65'd this coin IMO.
The 1992 is a common example of die deterioration doubling. Coins affected with this are common and damaged. I have quite a few examples saved...
OK, that coin is no where NEAR an MS-65, it's not even in the ball park. Also, to use the term "double die" on the slab is an insult to variety...
Leave it be, who cares what the holder says.
INDEED! A huge newbie mistake....don't try to shine them up or anything, leave them as they are or you'll significantly lower the value.
It's definately a small date, but the newest pictures confirm chemical surface damage. Somebody attempted to clean the coin. The good news is that...
That is the correct attitude. Remember, we have no vested interest in your coin, we are simply trying to inform and educate you based on the...
Looks dipped to me, all the luster is gone and it appears very dull.
Coppercoins does list a couple DDO's for this issue. All that is mentioned is the date and TRUST, it's a VERY minor DDO for this year. Sorry, but...
Nice!!
Suspect toning, probably an old cleaning, MS-63.
Pmd
I agree with Jim. The toning on the Lincolns is market acceptable and consistent with what I've seen on many other similar coins. NICE TONERS!
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Not worth any premium since the MM's are over the place prior to 1990. Nonetheless, some of us do keep a few unusually placed MM cents in our...
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