103 Days of Lincoln Cents

This is one of my favorite Lincoln Memorials in my collection. It is a NGC MS68RD 1983 Double Die Rev. This is an impressive guide book variety with a wide spread on the reverse legends and on the horizontal lines of the Memorial. Die polish lines on each side of the portrait suggest mint personnel concentrated on the appearance of the wrong die. The peach-gold surfaces are devoid of contact marks or carbon. States of is slightly incomplete and a few tiny bubbles reside beneath the copper plate.

 

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The 83 is a MS67R

 

1983

 

Today's offerings are a PCGS MS68RD 1984 obv and rev and a NGC MS68RD 1984D obv and rev

 

Also a NGC MS68 1984 Double Di Obverse. If you notice Lincoln's ear is doubled

 

You mean doublED die.

 

Very nice 1983, and its a DDR!

 

ahhh.. into the bubble years.

 

Here's one that broke my heart when it popped out of the obw....the second coin is typical of what you find in these rolls.

 

1984...found this searching....

 

1984 is famous for the doubled ear variety.

 

Save the gouge on the reverse steps, that one is amazing!

 

Today's offerings are a NGC MS69RD 1985 obv and rev. My first MS69 coin in my collection with a current NGC population of 5. Also a NGC MS68RD 1985D obv and rev

 

Very nice 1985.

 

MS68R - Just one image today....

 

This has been informative. I can see the difference between a 68 and 69.

 

That 85P is just SICK! I do agree with the grade!

The D should have the PL designation, if it doesn't the TPG's really don't get it when it comes to grading these. My confidence in TPG memoral cent grading is already pretty much gone as I rarely agree. Mirror-like surfaces on business strikes is exceedingly rare and any coin that exhibits that should have the PL designation.

 

Hey BadThad. I do have a few that are graded as prooflike that I will be sharing later on.

 

more bubble years...

 

1985....here's a couple more I found roll searching.