how to tell a 1990 s penny with no s ?

Its fine kid, i didn't realise you were lacking home training. Is what it is

 

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Anyway aside from this kid. I want to thank you guys for the help. I just started getting into this about a week ago so if my questions seem off the wall or anything my bad.

 

Incredibly minute would be an exaggeration.

Since when are we supposed to baby-sit around here?

Chris

 

I'm glad you found us. There is a lot of really knowledgeable people here so don't be to ask questions. I hope you stick around.

 

Nothing wrong with your questions, I hope you hang around!

 

There is a difference between baby sitting and answering questions. There was a time when neither of us knew the answer to this question. We learned it somewhere.

The whole point of this place is to learn.

 

Since i got here... So this one either huh

 

@Main Streamx23, I, just out of curiosity, would love to learn how you heard about the no s proof. Was it from a book? Did you read about it after you found the coins or before? Again just curious.

 

I was just reading through alot of different stuff on the internet really. Something about coins you can collect that you might already have or something like that. So i figured i would come home and look through all my change i had saved up. Just noticed that one on alot of the sites i was looking through. Why you ask that

 

And no to the book dont know which books are which just yet other then the one i seen someone recommend to the guy asking this question earlier in this forum

 

Where didn't you learn grammar?

 

I was wondering because the questions you asked aren't rare here, but the coins are. A lot of the information on the internet is posted just to gain traffic, though some of it is true, it rarely states the part that people don't want to hear, such as, if you search through 10 million cents, the possibility of finding one, is nill.

 

"Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Teach a man how to fish, and he will feed himself forever!"

Chris

 

Thats true. These are things i already know when it comes to raritys and collectibles. I just dont really want to pass over something cause i didnt know ecactly what i was looking for. I also live in a small town so sometimes when old things get into a small town they get stuck there lol with alot of people that dont know what they are. Thanks tho.

 

As for this... Its the internet not school and im highly positive you're not a grammar teacher so leave it alone until they pay you to fix it.

 

Keep on trolling.

 

Come on guys. Our new friend has done nothing wrong here. He simply asked a question...and received a snippy response and didn't appreciate it. Let's just drop it and move on.

 

Mainstream, the surface condition is one indicator, but when a proof is "impaired", by circulation , that may become questionable. The primary indicator for a non collector is the edges. Here is a photo where I put an impaired Lincoln proof on another circulated Lincoln. Notice the sharp right angles on the proof ( top ) compared to the chamfered ( rounded edges) of the normal business strikes, The rounding is to allow the coin to be used in coin machine applications and counting . Proofs were intended for display and not rounded.



Jim

 

Okay! I apologize. Can we start over?

Your coin is not a proof. The word "proof" denotes a method of manufacture with sharp edges, as Jim suggested. A proof coin is also struck at least twice to ensure full detail using specially prepared and polished dies as well as polished coin stock.

As was mentioned earlier, it is extremely rare to find a "No S" proof coin in circulation. I say "proof coin" because there is not just this Lincoln cent, but also nickels and dimes without the mintmark in earlier years. Why is it extremely rare? It is because the complete proof set, left intact, is worth a substantial premium, and it would be easier to attribute the coin with the missing mintmark. So, you must ask yourself, "Why would someone remove a coin from a valuable proof set and then put it into circulation?"

Yes, I have found many, many proof coins that were dumped into circulation, and even if they have been circulating for what may be quite a while, they still are obviously proof coins.

Chris

 

Why would you be highly positive about that? What are you positive I teach, or do I teach? The internet is a place to learn. Don't get discouraged or get a bad attitude and this is a pretty good place.