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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coppermania, post: 839793, member: 18304&quot;]I agree with GDJMSP that the population for Brown copper will eventually grow. I would speculate on enviromental conditions but I only have to look at the older series of large cents to see how many reds remain. I think it is a matter of time, no matter how much collecters protect their stock that the mint red will fade. It could take lifetimes so the evaporated equity will be overshadowed by inflation so no worry there. Its the spot appearing on Lincolns nose that is my bigger worry! Ha Ha</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; With that said, It is a wonderful time to collect BN copper. I like to think that even though a coin can tone in as little as a few minutes intentionally that the heart throbbing rich unintentional toning that high grade BN coins possess is really the prise of Time. I mean, I don&#039;t think anybody in 1909 was able to collect a gorgously toned Lincoln cent and that 100 years later it is an exciting time for collecting these gems. In another 100 will they be everywhere? maybe.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As far as the TPG technical grade I can only tell you from experience owning over 20 65s and 5/ 66s with color aside that the mint luster is just as dazzeling and that viewed under 10X you can count the same amount of nicks and hits, sometimes even more. I own 64s that blow away some of my 65s and belong in the same company as the 5s and 6s. I saw a 66 at FUN that could have been in a three holder with the lam error on a focal point(mintmade ? gets a pass for that?) and dicolord (oil?)spot so who knows sometimes. With the low pop for 65BN + available sometimes I resort to rubmitting raw coins to be graded BN specifically for my registry set. I see alot of raw BN Lincolns traded raw because I feel most dealers don&#039;t feel it is worth submitting it in cost and that thay assume that a coin of color will get body bagged. As my set grows so does the experience and learning what colors are &quot;right&quot; make it very fun for me right now. I conclude that as I try to build a MS collection of early date Lincoln in BN there will be mainly 65s, and a few 66s and a few 64s and that they all represent an even technical bandwidth for a well matched set. Just my opinion though. Some of my coins are newly listed with photos on NGC registry 1909-1933 #17 at the moment/coppermania.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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