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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 2688169, member: 77413&quot;]This 1980 proof looks like another neglected issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>3.5 million proofs were minted, yet NGC has graded only 893 of them. And that seems hardly worth the effort. Auction records show PF 69 sales from $15 to $30 - barely the cost of grading it. This one has engrained swirling lines, steps that are basically mush, and carbon spotting around 5:00 and 7:00 on the obverse. Lincoln&#039;s statue is barely a ghost in the center of the Memorial.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s hard to believe these can actually be worse in a few years when the zinc cents are introduced.</p><p><br /></p><p>The good thing about having a full run of the series is that there are lots and lots of Lincolns. There is room to have exquisite coins that demonstrate what the designer intended. And there is room to show what an overworked mint managed to produce.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1980 Proof</b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]602512[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>1980 Business strikes</b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]602510[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]602511[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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