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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2892945, member: 10461&quot;]As [USER=24633]@cpm9ball[/USER] mentioned, the only 1990 Lincoln with no &quot;S&quot; that&#039;s worth anything is a <b>proof</b>.&nbsp; They only struck proofs at San Francisco that year, and all proofs should have gotten the &quot;S&quot; mintmark, but a few which were released in proof sets did not.&nbsp; <i>Those</i> are the rare ones.</p><p><br /></p><p>A regular <b>business strike</b> coin from Philadelphia, on the other hand, would not have a mintmark.&nbsp; That is perfectly normal for those.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin is a regular business strike Lincoln, not a proof.&nbsp; It was struck at Philadelphia, so it did not get an &quot;S&quot; mintmark (and wasn&#039;t supposed to).&nbsp; It is worth one cent.</p><p><br /></p><p>A proof coin would be struck on a polished blank with extra pressure, and have deeply mirrored fields, a frosty portrait, and a very squared-off edge. </p><p><br /></p><p>Once you learn the difference, it&#039;s pretty obvious.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>See the difference here?</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>The coin on the left is a <b>business strike</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The one on the right is a <b>proof strike</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.davescollectiblecoins.com/template/CustomPictures/ProofBUComparison.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p><font size="3">Images courtesy of <a href="http://stores.ebay.com/Daves-Collectible-Coins/Coin-Terms-Glossary.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://stores.ebay.com/Daves-Collectible-Coins/Coin-Terms-Glossary.html" rel="nofollow">Dave&#039;s Collectible Coins</a></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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