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<p>[QUOTE="ToughCOINS, post: 7393688, member: 20480"]Far too many threads on CoinTalk have degraded to the point of anti-social behavior between newbies with high monetary expectations and seasoned collectors who already know why a coin is not what the newbie thinks. This seems due to a lack of time, patience and good communication between those wanting the information and those having it.</p><p><br /></p><p>In an effort to gently let down those who mistakenly believe they have a Proof 1990 No S Lincoln Cent, I've created this post that one may point to for a clear and concise explanation . . . I’ve pasted images below for illustrative purposes (images courtesy of <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts" rel="nofollow">PCGS CoinFacts</a>):</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>1990 (Philadelphia, no mintmark, as is normal):</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Below is pictured an ordinary circulation strike, minted in Philadelphia. Except for circulation strikes minted in 2017, Philadelphia-minted cents did not receive mintmarks at all, so this confuses many folks when it comes to the rare and valuable 1990 no mintmark proof.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1286442[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The valuable coin would be a proof, minted in San Francisco, exhibiting the obvious proof finish and workmanship but missing the mintmark (see next).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>1990 No S (San Francisco, no mintmark, the rarity):</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1286444[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>1990-S (San Francisco, with mintmark, as is normal):</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1286443[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>I apologize for dashing your hopes if you do not have the rarity, but sincerely wish for you to come across the real thing one day.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mike at ToughCOINS[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ToughCOINS, post: 7393688, member: 20480"]Far too many threads on CoinTalk have degraded to the point of anti-social behavior between newbies with high monetary expectations and seasoned collectors who already know why a coin is not what the newbie thinks. This seems due to a lack of time, patience and good communication between those wanting the information and those having it. In an effort to gently let down those who mistakenly believe they have a Proof 1990 No S Lincoln Cent, I've created this post that one may point to for a clear and concise explanation . . . I’ve pasted images below for illustrative purposes (images courtesy of [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts']PCGS CoinFacts[/URL]): [B]1990 (Philadelphia, no mintmark, as is normal):[/B] Below is pictured an ordinary circulation strike, minted in Philadelphia. Except for circulation strikes minted in 2017, Philadelphia-minted cents did not receive mintmarks at all, so this confuses many folks when it comes to the rare and valuable 1990 no mintmark proof. [ATTACH=full]1286442[/ATTACH] The valuable coin would be a proof, minted in San Francisco, exhibiting the obvious proof finish and workmanship but missing the mintmark (see next). [B]1990 No S (San Francisco, no mintmark, the rarity):[/B] [ATTACH=full]1286444[/ATTACH] [B]1990-S (San Francisco, with mintmark, as is normal):[/B] [ATTACH=full]1286443[/ATTACH] I apologize for dashing your hopes if you do not have the rarity, but sincerely wish for you to come across the real thing one day. Mike at ToughCOINS[/QUOTE]
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