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<p>[QUOTE="Tom B, post: 1812068, member: 11854"]You can fight the fight all you want, but until there are US Mint documents showing one or more were struck or until a reputable firm steps up to the plate and authenticates a piece then all we have to go on is a choice between none having been minted or folks who write something on the internet that is as much hope as anything else. As for the <i>Red Book, </i> a representative of Whitman Publishing has already written on the PCGS boards that the listing for the 1917 proof Lincoln cent is or will be removed from the next issue because there is no evidence that it ever existed.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are confident your coin is a proof then it seems like a no-brainer decision to send it into PCGS or NGC for certification. Either company would be <i>delighted </i> to authenticate and confirm the existence of this coin and they would have a field day with the publicity. Regardless of if the coin were to go into a Genuine holder, a details only holder or a problem-free holder; you would be sitting on a minimum six-figure lottery winner. Send it in.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tom B, post: 1812068, member: 11854"]You can fight the fight all you want, but until there are US Mint documents showing one or more were struck or until a reputable firm steps up to the plate and authenticates a piece then all we have to go on is a choice between none having been minted or folks who write something on the internet that is as much hope as anything else. As for the [I]Red Book, [/I] a representative of Whitman Publishing has already written on the PCGS boards that the listing for the 1917 proof Lincoln cent is or will be removed from the next issue because there is no evidence that it ever existed. If you are confident your coin is a proof then it seems like a no-brainer decision to send it into PCGS or NGC for certification. Either company would be [I]delighted [/I] to authenticate and confirm the existence of this coin and they would have a field day with the publicity. Regardless of if the coin were to go into a Genuine holder, a details only holder or a problem-free holder; you would be sitting on a minimum six-figure lottery winner. Send it in.[/QUOTE]
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