WOW Lincoln Cents!!!!

Most of you know I’m an ancients guy, and in general I find wheat cents fairly boring, but there are some pretty impressive coins for sale on Great Collections from the “Red Copper Lincoln Cent Collection”. The 1919 in 9 CAC…….crazy.


Barry Murphy

 

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These are from the #1 All-Time Finest PCGS Registry Set of Lincolns.

They will be on display for people at the FUN show in January.

You can read the press release here: https://www.pcgs.com/news/the-all-t...ollection-to-be-auctioned-by-greatcollections

There are some truly spectacular coins in this sale... which is one reason that Great Collections seems like an odd choice. Several of these coins will break $100k, and probably set new price records. Why not go with a major house?

 

The 1919 is legendary. The roll it was part of also included a few that graded MS68

 

This one is pretty cool too. Didn’t even know it was a thing until I saw it today.

 

Wow!

 

My affair with Lincolns ended when my vision deteriorated..... But I could certainly reignite a passion for Lincolns with these!

 

I am a bit confused with the 74 Aluminum.
Graded PF68CAM.
Is this just a typo?
As far as I know there is only one 74 Aluminum aloud to be in public hands and it is the Toven example MS62.
From PCGS Coinfacts
"Rumor has it that Albert Toven was an officer at the U.S. Capitol. Officer Toven found the coin right after it was dropped by a government official who attended the hearing on the production of 1974 Aluminum cents. Officer Toven then approached the government official and offered him what Toven believed to be a dime, which the official had just dropped. However, the government official told Toven to keep the coin."

 

Blay’s coin isn’t one of the aluminum cents that you are referring to. His is a 1974-S that was struck on a Nepalese aluminum planchet.

 

Thanks, I had no Idea it was a wrong planchet (foreign) error.

 

I drooled over that for the all of last month as it stared me down from my wall. (It's pictured in the PCGS calendar for the month of October.)

Something about a Lincoln as a proof with that silver color just makes it look attractive as hell. The wrong planchet part helps too.

 

How did they know it was a "Nepalese aluminum planchet"? Where did it come from? It is neat and beautiful.

 

The US Mint struck coins for Nepal from 1970 to 1974.

• Nepal
  • 1 Pice (1970-1974)
  • 2 Pice (1970-1974)
  • 5 Pice (1970-1974)
  • 10 Pice (1970-1974)
  • 25 Pice (1970-1974)
  • 50 Pice (1970-1974)
  • 1 Rupee (1970-1974)

 

It was a planchet from this coin.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces10997.html
The planchet would have been identified by the weight. Here are the specs.

2 Paisa
Weight .9g
Dia 18.8 mm

Lincoln cent (aluminum)
Weight .93g
Dia 19 mm

 

I'm not much of a cent collector But Dang, that's a nice set and Way above my pay grade.

 

Great Collections has sold many top end rare coins and given that they don't charge a seller's fee for coins over $1000 is a good incentive to sell there. People who have deep pockets and can afford these truely priceless coins coud care less which auction house sells them.

 

In shocking news just announced on the PCGS forum, Stewart Blay has passed away. RIP

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1084226/rip-stewart-blay#latest

 

Sad news Robec.
My condolences to his family, and friends.

 

I drooled on my keyboard!

 

For those not aware, Stewart Blay is the owner of all the coins that are the subject of this thread. The timing of this upcoming auction and sudden death is so shocking.

 

Very sad to hear. A true Numisforums l numismatist to the core.

I wonder if his coins going up for auction was something he did intentionally because of a dire prognosis he received?