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Love that broadstrike!

 

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Yeah. I love that split-plate doubling effect around the bust. Wonder what it would grade. Probably not worth slabbing unless anacs maybe

 

65/66RD IMO....it's a primo example!

 

Do you thinks it's worth $17 to add it to a sub and get it into an anacs error slab? I'm thinking it's a what $30-70 coin? Maybe more towards the upper range due to eye appeal?

 

I think the spots, nicks, and finger prints hold it to 65 max.

 

A quick check on eBay shows you would be luck to get $20 for the coin when certified. The few that sold for more all had multiple errors.

 

Recent find in a group of wheat cents I purchased.

 

Here's another attempt to revive a coin that's in trouble.

I'm looking for those pesky key dates that need a little care but look undergraded. So far I guess I'm happy with this approach.

This 1921-S got the Acetone / Xylene / VerdiCare treatment. I had to break it out of a PCGS AU53 slab to save it. The VerdiCare is still pretty fresh, so I expect the appearance to improve some more once it cures.

Before:

After:


I see on the NGC Coin Explorer page that the reverse is often weakly struck. Their example has the same weakness in the wheat ears that is shown here.
Before:

After:


For reference, courtesy of NGC:

 

Im such a sucker for 1916's



The rim ding above the E on the reverse is actually the smallest lamination ive ever seen. Put it under my microscope and a tiny peeling flake is there, not a ding

 

Looks like a good job!

 

Thanks! (And thanks @BadThad for making VerdiCare, or this would not be possible.)

I am hoping that the AU53 grade was due to the green hazing.

It looks like there is wear, but the coloration on the chin and cheekbone turn out to be part of the "woody" effect of the striations that run through the bottom half of the coin. (These lines are also visible at the top of the reverse in the "Before" photo.) What looks like wear on the right wheat ear turns out to be a well-documented strike weakness.

I don't plan to have it graded, but I can convince myself that this is better than AU53.

 

Is it just me, or was 1921-S about the single "woodiest" Lincoln issue? San Francisco sure got a weird batch of planchets that year.

You've been winning so hard lately they ought to put you on a box of Cheerios.

 

You must have missed the $350 loss I took on a proof toner 2 cent piece. Lol

 

How much did the FE's alone compensate for that loss? I don't exactly see your fiscal year ending in the red.

 

Just arrived, completing my 1930 series.



The hairlines between the E and the wheat ear are only visible with the harsh lighting and angle for the photo. I can't really see them with a magnifying glass.

 

Those are not hairlines but die scratches.