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<p>[QUOTE="WingedLiberty, post: 1723442, member: 26030"]<b>1996-S Lincoln Cent Proof (PCGS PR68DC).</b> So I've been trying to expand my colorfully-toned Lincoln Proof Collection into the Zinc era and it's been h-e-l-l finding examples. This target-toned 1996-S was a recent pickup, graded by PCGS as PR68DC. I still don't quite understand why PCGS wouldn't call this a RB with the obverse color clearly covering more than 5% of the coin. They seem to elevate such coins into the full red (RD) category (i.e: DC) if it has any cameo characteristics. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://mindstar.com/cointalk_photos/TVBlack_1996S_Linc.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is lonely in my digital coinboard for this 9-year period and needs friends ... </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://mindstar.com/cointalk_photos/Master_SMintZincBlack2G.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="WingedLiberty, post: 1723442, member: 26030"][B]1996-S Lincoln Cent Proof (PCGS PR68DC).[/B] So I've been trying to expand my colorfully-toned Lincoln Proof Collection into the Zinc era and it's been h-e-l-l finding examples. This target-toned 1996-S was a recent pickup, graded by PCGS as PR68DC. I still don't quite understand why PCGS wouldn't call this a RB with the obverse color clearly covering more than 5% of the coin. They seem to elevate such coins into the full red (RD) category (i.e: DC) if it has any cameo characteristics. [IMG]https://mindstar.com/cointalk_photos/TVBlack_1996S_Linc.jpg[/IMG] This coin is lonely in my digital coinboard for this 9-year period and needs friends ... [IMG]https://mindstar.com/cointalk_photos/Master_SMintZincBlack2G.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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