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<p>[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 318912, member: 2972"]<i>1917 Lincoln Cent</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>"Matte Proof"</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>RARE!</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Lightly Cleaned</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Only a few have traded hands</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>This is a gorgeous example of a specimen "matte proof". This coin could be it. Please read the caption below from David Lange's book "The complete Guide to Lincoln Cents". You got to remember that even the coin that Walter Breen examined as a Matte proof that the coin was cleaned just like most Matte Proofs you will encounter raw. This coin looks as if it also has had a light cleaning in the past. The rims are exceptional along with extreme strike quality of the past matte proofs.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i> </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Here is an excerpt from David W. Lange's book The complete guide of Lincoln Cents. " Though a few examples have traded hands as proof or specimin strikings, these coins remain in a shadowy netherworld. Walter Breen asserted that matte proofs of the style employed in 1916 do indeed exist for this date. The grading services have declined to certify any 1917 cents as proofs, just as they have for all alleged 1917 proofs of various denominations. The author has not personally examined a cent of this date bearing any characteristics of proof coins, though he has seen a 1917 quarter which he believed to be a proof.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask! There will be no returns on this coin due to the uncertainty of of the 1917 Matte Proofs. Please bid accordingly.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Good Luck</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 318912, member: 2972"][I]1917 Lincoln Cent "Matte Proof" RARE! Lightly Cleaned Only a few have traded hands This is a gorgeous example of a specimen "matte proof". This coin could be it. Please read the caption below from David Lange's book "The complete Guide to Lincoln Cents". You got to remember that even the coin that Walter Breen examined as a Matte proof that the coin was cleaned just like most Matte Proofs you will encounter raw. This coin looks as if it also has had a light cleaning in the past. The rims are exceptional along with extreme strike quality of the past matte proofs. Here is an excerpt from David W. Lange's book The complete guide of Lincoln Cents. " Though a few examples have traded hands as proof or specimin strikings, these coins remain in a shadowy netherworld. Walter Breen asserted that matte proofs of the style employed in 1916 do indeed exist for this date. The grading services have declined to certify any 1917 cents as proofs, just as they have for all alleged 1917 proofs of various denominations. The author has not personally examined a cent of this date bearing any characteristics of proof coins, though he has seen a 1917 quarter which he believed to be a proof. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask! There will be no returns on this coin due to the uncertainty of of the 1917 Matte Proofs. Please bid accordingly. Good Luck[/I][/QUOTE]
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