103 Days of Lincoln Cents

And one more MS67R

 

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This might be one of the most colorful PCGS graded 1968-S Lincolns that I have ever seen. This was an NGC PF67BN that dropped 2 grade levels when crossing to PCGS (PR65BN).

 

Another coin that upgraded. Going from NGC PF65BN to PCGS PR66RB.

 

robec, i think yours is more colorful!

 

Todays offerings a NGC MS67RD 1969 obv and rev and a NGC MS67RD 1969D obv and rev. The 1969 example is the first of what I call the slashed eyelid dates. if you look at the strike on the Philly example compared too the Denver example you will see what I mean. For the next several years I have examples like this and most came out of the Philly mint.

 

69 (giddyup)

 

ms67r

 

Same coin, just shows gloss and shine a little better (not to mention better color)

 

Is it just me or do these 1969 coins have much lower relief than the 1968 and before coins?

 

They changed the design starting in 1969 making Lincoln look more "cartoonish" (IMHO). Compare this 1960 (a Robec coin) that uses the old design -- with the 1969 (another Robec coin) that uses the updated design. Note the area around Lincoln's mouth, which I think looks odd in the redesign. There is a stately, dignified quality in the old design that is lost in the more modern (1969+) interpretation.

 

And people thought Abe couldn't get any homelier. Thanks to the mint, those people were proved wrong.

 

PCGS PR65RB


PCGS PR66BN

 

All of these are graded PF-Beautiful by me.

 

70's are colorful

 

2 mo'.

 

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