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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gijoe76, post: 1968020, member: 40020&quot;][ATTACH=full]348635[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]348636[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]348637[/ATTACH] 1959-2008 mint state/circulation issue coin porn.&nbsp; I can only speak from the NGC side of the house so here are a few numbers for you.&nbsp; NGC has graded 112,980 1959-2008 proof Lincoln Memorial coins with 7444 achieving the highest grade of PFRD70 Ultra Cameo which is the top grade given by NGC for this series.&nbsp; On the mint state/circulation issue side of the house NGC has graded 73,796 coins with only 16 achieving the grade of MS70&nbsp; (covering only 3 dates).&nbsp; It seems after around 1983 the amount of proof coins that reached the top grade continuously increased yet the number of mint state coins stay at a miniscule amount.&nbsp; Granted that about 49,000 more proof coins have been submitted than mint state coins, I am not sure that the amount of mint state coins will ever catch up within this series at the perfect grade.&nbsp; Finding coins at MS69 with a population of less than 10 is tough.&nbsp; Population of 5 or less even harder.&nbsp; Currently out of the 124 coins in this set, which is 100% complete, I think there are only 5 coins that I do not have in the top grade.&nbsp; Here are my population 1 coins within this series.&nbsp; Still looking for the elusive perfect one.&nbsp; If you would like too check out my 1959-2008 Lincoln Memorial Circulation Issue registry set here is a link too my NGC set which has been ranked #1 for the last few years.&nbsp; Thanks too robecsimages for the great photos.&nbsp; Enjoy <a href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/SetListing.aspx?PeopleSetID=122859" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/SetListing.aspx?PeopleSetID=122859" rel="nofollow">http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/SetListing.aspx?PeopleSetID=122859</a>[ATTACH=full]348631[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]348632[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]348632[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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