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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 2795714, member: 77413&quot;]I was just using Heritage as the site with the most sales, best pictures, and six-figure prices! I followed the auction links to them from the NGC Coin Explorer page: <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/lincoln-cents-wheat-reverse-pscid-99/1926-s-1c-ms-coinid-12573" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/lincoln-cents-wheat-reverse-pscid-99/1926-s-1c-ms-coinid-12573" rel="nofollow">NGC Coin Explorer 1926 S 1C MS</a>. They say</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>&quot;The San Francisco Mint registered low mintage numbers for most denominations in 1926, and the reason for this is unknown. Perhaps that facility was undergoing some sort of renovations that year.</p><p><br /></p><p>The typical 1926-S displays poor details from moderately to heavily worn dies on one [or] both sides. The coin illustrated [<i>at the link above</i>] is truly exceptional in that it was struck with fresh dies. Fully red examples, regardless of grade or strike, are very rare. Most such coins will have subdued shade of red that is nothing like the fiery color of a 1926(P) cent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well worn examples are common despite the low mintage, as collectors were attracted to this magical number and hoarded every example they could find from the mid 1930s through the 1950s. Pieces in the higher circulated grades are scarce and command good prices.&quot;</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t tell anyone that I bought it raw from eBay based on the link and pictures below. I know I&#039;m gonna hear about this!</p><p><br /></p><p>When I look at the animations I see a beautiful luster that is unbroken (as far as I can tell, of course). And the strike is unusually strong for a 1926-S. I have repeated the photo in the first reply for anyone who wants to look without paging back to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>We have discussed before that San Francisco cents in the &#039;20s often seem to lack cartwheel luster. It&#039;s not a consensus but I think it&#039;s more than a coincidence. I think some people might call this cleaned, but I think the evenness and delicacy of the luster proves it isn&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1926-S-Lincoln-Cent-Great-Deals-From-The-TECC-Bargain-Bin/142434560411?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1926-S-Lincoln-Cent-Great-Deals-From-The-TECC-Bargain-Bin/142434560411?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649" rel="nofollow">1926-S Lincoln Cent Great Deals From The TECC Bargain Bin</a></p><p>( 142434560411 )</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]650358[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]650359[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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