A question about "toupee variety"?

Could someone please explain what the toupee variety lincoln cent is exactly? Is it an actual variety or a silly creation?

Thank you so much!!

 

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ANACS designation for an overpolished 2009 Log Cabin Cent obverse, near as I can tell.

 

It was probably suggested by someone who wanted to make a bunch selling a few dozen of them on FleaBay.

Chris

 

@SuperDave I've read a few articles/ opinion pieces on a few of the grading companies....I've read that ANACS and ICG had some questionable grading issues. So a grading company can just designate a new variety?

 

Hehehehe fleabay?! Love it

 

Sure they can. You can. I can. There is no governing authority. There are "accepted" sources for new variety designations - Leroy Van Allen for Morgan varieties, for instance - but the variety designations we use are only there via public acceptance of their authors' authority on the matter.

 

There is also "SleazeBay" and I don't think an explanation is necessary.

Chris

 

Thank you for the information!!

 

Hahahaha okay...that's my new favorite term

 

We are at once contemptuous of and dependent on Ebay. It's a very love-hate relationship.