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Shows clear smooth surface with wholes showing intercore plating on both side. Very little scratches but old from being keeled in jewelry bow for the pass 20+years I inherited form my grandfather with serial other's

 

My newest... sorry about bad pics.

 

Great

 

The NGC Coin Explorer website comments that spotting and marks are common throughout the 1940's. I suppose better examples could be found.

With a large set of Lincolns, I only have to look at other years to see purely clean coins. With these issues, I see them as they were produced, warts and all.

I view this as an opportunity to archive what really happened, instead of chasing an unrepresentative idealized image in my mind.





This one, graded MS-64, was acquired to replace the one above. The strike is a little better, but both have some spotting. So instead of being an upgrade, these two coins illustrate the normal production differences from the same mint in the same year.

 

Interesting colors on this 1955S.

 

Those pics grab the luster well! Nice job, I like seeing those cartwheel spikes.

1946S is tough - lots of bad strikes or black spots. Here's a toner that's pretty nice:

 

robec..where do you find such beauties? Love this cent!!

 

choice set of coins jdiablo! Love the way the light hits that '25s

 

Most from eBay, Great Collection, Instagram or other members.

 

sharp cent man! Love the strike! Needle sharp!

 

My main source for wheat toners lately has been on Instagram,if I never downloaded it onto my phone,my collection wouldn't even be half of what it is today without the great coin world of instagram! Love it

 

The lack of detail in AMER on the reverse of the first 1947-S matches up well with the display example at NGC Coin Explorer, as typical for this issue. I think it is the second one that is less typical for this year. Their site blames a "tight, post-war budget" for the worn equipment, overused dies, spotting, and streaking.

 

Guys I need someone to tell me is this a double die penny 1956 d

 

The one has been damaged. A doubled die would have the entire obverse or a minimum of half showing the doubling.

 

While there is still some spotting in 1948, the quality does seem a bit better than the previous years right after the end of World War II.

NGC reports that the Denver mint had "noticeably worn dies" and "higher grades are elusive". Out of 172 million coins only 1237 are in MS 66 and only 77 in MS 67. An MS67 at Heritage has three conspicuous carbon spots on the front and another on the back, but sold for $540.

Then again, who sends this coin in to be graded in the first place? I'm more surprised that 1739 of these were graded by NGC.

The 1946-S and 1947-S from the last two days are, in fact, graded, but I bought them both for $8.21 combined. That hardly seems like an incentive to spend $20 each on grading. Like almost all of my Lincolns, these are all raw.

 

Just a note for Lincoln collectors...A 1982-D bronze SM DT cent has been found in Minnesota by a cherrypicker...It has been certified by NGC #2712641-001 AU58BN. I often thought they should exist and now we do. Something else to look for in the cent pile!

 

Just a note...A 1982-D bronze SM. DT. has been found in Minnesota by a cherrypicker... NGC certified the coin: #2712641-001...Something else to look for in the junk pile!