I was mistaken, the black spot I saw on the first photo is still there on the TrueView. It's a bit of corrosion, pointed to by the green arrow....
Thanks. These original coins came as part of a set I bought. All coins before 1934 were removed, apparently to be sold separately. All these...
So it does not mean that the entire coin was cleaned. The removal of the carbon spot from the cheekbone could be the reason it was Detailed.
Here are a couple of 1951's that I never got around to posting. The D is new to me, but I've had the S for a while. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sometimes I had to revert to using paper when my keyboard was otherwise occupied. [ATTACH] By the way, the two photos are the same cat, but 11...
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Put a piece of cardboard over the entire unused keyboard! That’ll fix ‘er. :cigar:
This 1956-D [ATTACH] has been replaced with this one [ATTACH] Full resolution photos [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yep, I am looking to upgrade the 1950, too. I ordered one through eBay, but so many sellers don’t provide pictures that are good enough to see...
Another upgrade. The former coin in my set: [ATTACH] has been replaced with this: [ATTACH] Full resolution photos [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
An upgrade for 1950-D. The existing coin was nice, except for the carbon spots on both sides. [ATTACH] The new acquisition. [ATTACH] Full...
I also upgraded this 1938-S whose surface seems to have deteriorated further. [ATTACH] I like Lincolns because most of my upgrades are well...
While my original 1938 is actually extremely nice in hand (like this) [ATTACH] I upgraded it anyway to this one, fresh from the mint. [ATTACH]...
I upgraded this to replace one that was spotted. [ATTACH] Full resolution photos [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Poor quality control, which was pretty common, but not rising to the level of an error.
2008 Proof [ATTACH] 2008 Business strikes [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This post completes my posting of the Memorial cents. I use an Intercept Shield...
2007 Proof [ATTACH] 2007 Business strikes [ATTACH] [ATTACH] To 2008…
Got this upgrade at the LCS for a dollar. [ATTACH] Full resolution photos [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
2006 Proof [ATTACH] 2006 Business strikes [ATTACH] [ATTACH] To 2007…
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