Die polish lines are raised on the coin. A harsh cleaning, the lines will be scratched into the coins surface.
Weight is gonna be the biggest factor, You can post an edge picture here, that might help. How about just taking a few photos and posting them...
These aren't directly from the mint, they went thru a sorting facility, looks like Loomis. These dollars are rarely searched. Lay them out and...
That's a well preserved cent. There's nothing to restore. Great looking Half Cent!
Thanks for the new reference Gem. Much appreciated.
Found this Lincoln stashed away, in the archives. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That will depend on the year, 83' and newer will be copper plated zinc cents. The plating causes all kinds of striking issues. Half way thru 82...
If it was all about strike and luster I would go 67. As for the contact the two dings on the steps are distracting, combine that with the few...
I am in the middle of 3 bags of cents 63P 68D and 71D. Even the most toned is still a marginal R/RB. I do know that cents are dipped and will...
I will leave that up to your imagination. It to me looks like a common IDB.
Great find!
All coin shops have stayed open here in Denver. Some have different hours, still open though.
@potty dollar 1878 There are cuds that do often look like the OP's coin. They are called rim Cuds. Often small and only cover a small portion of...
It's a folded over finned rim. A folded over finned rim can often look like a rim cud. Better photos would help for anything you see as far as a...
Same here except the dies were slightly rotated. I thought the spitting eagle was a die crack or a die chip though.
There isn't a so called featureless blob on the hoof. It is as it was designed.
Ya beat me to it. Variety's aren't that hard especially when you have coinfacts to use for the big ones. Errors on the other hand are a bit more...
Easy 66 FS. Just a slight ding to the 6th step but not enough to hurt the designation. I think that the little bit of unstruck planchet roughness...
I am with Razz on this one looks like an MSPL example.
From what I have read, after 1949 PL coins have polished field and polished devices. This is a MS64 PL red. Mine [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Proof coins are...
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