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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;WingedLiberty, post: 1489520, member: 26030&quot;]<b>1909 Matte Proof Lincoln (PCGS PR64RB). </b> I call this a &quot;66 coin in 64 clothing&quot;. This coin just has monster &quot;PR66-like&quot; eye appeal.&nbsp;&nbsp; There are only 460 PCGS-slabbed&nbsp; 1909 Matte Proof Lincolns in existence, and this is one of the nicer&nbsp; looking examples (IMHO), in spite of the relatively low grade.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The light scratches in front of&nbsp; Lincoln on the obverse are from die polishing, which used to be done&nbsp; with wire brushes at the U.S. Mint.&nbsp;&nbsp; The early die state was smooth, and&nbsp; when the U.S.Mint employees went to polish the dies mid-year, the&nbsp; workman polished the lines right into the die itself with a wire brush.&nbsp;&nbsp; So when the coin is stamped, the incused &quot;digs&quot; in the upper die show&nbsp; up as raised lines on the obverse of the coin itself.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The photo was nailed by C.T. member robec.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://mindstar.com/cointalk_photos/Robec_1909MPL_PR64RB.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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