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<p>[QUOTE="WingedLiberty, post: 1720546, member: 26030"]<b>History is made! </b> I just had graded the first known PCGS PR68 BN Lincoln Cent (Proof) for the entire Lincoln Cent run from 1909 to 2013 (out of over 73,000 PCGS-graded Lincoln Proofs total). </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://mindstar.com/cointalk_photos/TVBlack_1962Linc_PR68BN.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The population tables have not been updated yet to reflect this groundbreaking coin, but here are the census tables as of this morning. In the next few days, a "1" will pop up in the red bordered cell in the top table below. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://mindstar.com/cointalk_photos/PCGS_LincModernPops.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://mindstar.com/cointalk_photos/PCGS_LincWheatPops.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin came out of an unopened cello-pack Proof Set, that I bought for $24.99 on eBay (that price was for the entire proof set with 3 silver coins worth $14 or so just in melt value). So this Lincoln cost me about $10, a steal. It's interesting that this coin has smooth-as-silk,1961-like toning. Colorfully toned 1962's are a lot more rare than proofs from the monster 1961 year -- and rarely come this pretty. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://mindstar.com/cointalk_photos/1962_IP_O1_small.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="WingedLiberty, post: 1720546, member: 26030"][B]History is made! [/B] I just had graded the first known PCGS PR68 BN Lincoln Cent (Proof) for the entire Lincoln Cent run from 1909 to 2013 (out of over 73,000 PCGS-graded Lincoln Proofs total). [IMG]https://mindstar.com/cointalk_photos/TVBlack_1962Linc_PR68BN.jpg[/IMG] The population tables have not been updated yet to reflect this groundbreaking coin, but here are the census tables as of this morning. In the next few days, a "1" will pop up in the red bordered cell in the top table below. [IMG]https://mindstar.com/cointalk_photos/PCGS_LincModernPops.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://mindstar.com/cointalk_photos/PCGS_LincWheatPops.jpg[/IMG] This coin came out of an unopened cello-pack Proof Set, that I bought for $24.99 on eBay (that price was for the entire proof set with 3 silver coins worth $14 or so just in melt value). So this Lincoln cost me about $10, a steal. It's interesting that this coin has smooth-as-silk,1961-like toning. Colorfully toned 1962's are a lot more rare than proofs from the monster 1961 year -- and rarely come this pretty. [IMG]https://mindstar.com/cointalk_photos/1962_IP_O1_small.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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