I'd be more impressed if they were '71-D Franklins. ;) Nice DDO finds!
I kind of doubt the weight was reduced more than 0.1 grams or so. Polishing moves more metal than it removes.
From https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-grading-guide/Grading-Lincoln-Cents.aspx: This is a great looking coin, but there's nothing I'd call red on it.
RB? RB!? I don't see any red on here!
I don't think it's particularly noteworthy or even an error per se. The die was just used far longer than it should have been. That said, TPGs...
Can't even guess from these pictures. I'd need bigger pictures, with the coin on a flat surface and the camera directly above.
I keep waffling between XF and AU, but I also think it looks cleaned.
You want to look at "sold listings" only. When I did that, I got one at $1100 that was listed as "pickup only/part of a live auction event," one...
All I know is I probably wouldn't slab it if I owned a certification company, either. That polishing job has erased every die marker you could...
I grade it "invisible." :) You forgot to attach the pic.
Start here: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/great-southern-coins.98363/#post-1899327
+1. Run far away, @iPen. GSC is not a good seller to buy from, unless you like cleaned coins.
It didn't find the coin. Did you see where it said "Your search did not match any documents"? :)
Just google image search for the picture of the coin.
Google grades it PR-64. :P [ATTACH]
66 BN, beautiful, and in a slab in need of polishing. :)
Are this guy's books actually any good? I find it hard to believe any one person is capable of writing the "Authoritative Reference" to so many...
I agree. I wouldn't buy this coin based on that picture.
:) I knew that. I was just offering a suggestion to help you get a better image. That last one is much better than the previous ones!
It's not even necessary to look at the rims or anything else due to the orange-peel surfaces from die deterioration. In 1980 that die would not...
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