If anyone wants to play "Where's Waldo?", @robec has left a miniscule magnifying glass in each image. Really! Can you find them? Happy searching!
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Kevin - Thank you for replying. The discussion of matte proof Lincolns often fails to fully answer a lot of questions that people have about...
1977 Proof [ATTACH] 1977 Business strikes [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The cent in the Philadelphia mint packaging shows that a coin can get beat up without ever entering circulation. Would anyone be happy to have an...
1974 was the final year that the San Francisco mint produced cents for circulation. As in the late 1950's, starting in 1975 there are only...
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1974 Proof [ATTACH] 1974 Business strikes [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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The beginnings of toning on these 1971 cents is quite subtle. The bust of Lincoln on the proof, the face on the D and S, and the memorial steps on...
The San Francisco mint produced two main varieties in 1970. There are a lot of articles on this site and others about identifying the large date...
Two angles are shown on this 1969 proof to emphasize the improvement in the obverse. The face and beard have been restored to much greater detail....
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