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<p>[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 6488306, member: 13307"]I received a large group of mint/proof sets today, and was having a great day (found 7 good varieties including 4 1970 S BU Small Date Lincoln Cents and 3 1974 D Kennedy Half DDO.) </p><p><br /></p><p>Great day so far, right?</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, I had a batch of proof sets sitting in a drawer that I've had for about two months...just sitting in the dark, unloved. (cue sad cello suite) I decided I'd merge the two groups, so I pulled out the first batch and started adding them in to the stacks of the new batch...when I had a thought: "Wait...did I actually go through these?" </p><p><br /></p><p>I thought I had. I usually do. But I wasn't sure. I started adding them in.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then my OCD side kicked in...no, you <i><b>really</b></i> should double check. If you can't remember...that counts as NOT having done it. So I went back through them. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sure enough, hiding in a random 1971 Proof set sat this coin - a coin I remember seeing (so I DID go through them) but I remember thinking, "Ugh, what a nasty black spot on the back of Lincoln's head.") I do NOT remember seeing the true beauty of this coin:</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><b>1971 S Proof Lincoln Cent</b></p> <p style="text-align: center">Doubled Die Obverse FS-101</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">(full coin - forgive me, these were shot through the OGP)</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1259155[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">(closeup on LIBERTY)</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1259160[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">(closeup on the date)</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1259159[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">(closeup of the die dent on the reverse, after column #9)</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1259158[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>The moral of my story is this - always check your sets, and if you can't clearly remember checking them, check them again.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Now, I have a question:</b> how badly do you think that ugly black spot affects the grade/value? I really doubt it could be removed, but it's still a pretty desirable variety. What do you think?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 6488306, member: 13307"]I received a large group of mint/proof sets today, and was having a great day (found 7 good varieties including 4 1970 S BU Small Date Lincoln Cents and 3 1974 D Kennedy Half DDO.) Great day so far, right? Well, I had a batch of proof sets sitting in a drawer that I've had for about two months...just sitting in the dark, unloved. (cue sad cello suite) I decided I'd merge the two groups, so I pulled out the first batch and started adding them in to the stacks of the new batch...when I had a thought: "Wait...did I actually go through these?" I thought I had. I usually do. But I wasn't sure. I started adding them in. Then my OCD side kicked in...no, you [I][B]really[/B][/I] should double check. If you can't remember...that counts as NOT having done it. So I went back through them. Sure enough, hiding in a random 1971 Proof set sat this coin - a coin I remember seeing (so I DID go through them) but I remember thinking, "Ugh, what a nasty black spot on the back of Lincoln's head.") I do NOT remember seeing the true beauty of this coin: [CENTER][B]1971 S Proof Lincoln Cent[/B] Doubled Die Obverse FS-101[/CENTER] [CENTER](full coin - forgive me, these were shot through the OGP) [ATTACH=full]1259155[/ATTACH] (closeup on LIBERTY) [ATTACH=full]1259160[/ATTACH] (closeup on the date) [ATTACH=full]1259159[/ATTACH] (closeup of the die dent on the reverse, after column #9) [ATTACH=full]1259158[/ATTACH] [/CENTER] The moral of my story is this - always check your sets, and if you can't clearly remember checking them, check them again. [B]Now, I have a question:[/B] how badly do you think that ugly black spot affects the grade/value? I really doubt it could be removed, but it's still a pretty desirable variety. What do you think?[/QUOTE]
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