....sorry i didn't get back to you sooner, stella, but this site explains the differences. http://www.geocities.com/NCADD/educational1.html
..this should help you houston3204. http://www.lincolncentresource.com/smalldates/1970Ssmalldate.html
Newbie............................................ .... ..........i agree with bhp3rd. learn the markers through research. you can find a lot of...
.......i like the cent. so i vote to keep it and i think it will be eliminated just like the half dollar. since 1987 the half was obtainable ONLY...
........i wouldn't worry about the dealer, he gets things a lot of times from sellers that he "finds" after the sale that benefits him. both...
........PLEASE DON'T MENTION ACORN!!!!!!! i get an upchuck feeling whenever i hear it. (flashback of election)
..........http://coins.about.com/od/famousrarecoinprofiles/a/1943copper_cent.htm?nl=1
.........i don't think i would wipe it. high probability of scratching the coin. you may try swishing it around in a glass container of acetone....
.......sounds like a gold plated lincoln cent. more of a conversation piece than anything else. jmho.
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