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@Coinbuf I would consider one of the premier Lincoln specialists here on the forum. But I am going to throw in my observation because Lincolns have always been my bread and butter. I am going to give my vote that this is a regular business strike. @Lem E is on the money speaking about the sharpness of the rims. I am not seeing a clearcut sharp edge considering how good of shape this 1910 is in. I'm not sure if it is a lighting issue but it appears there may be a ridge ring starting on the obverse from about the 5 to 11 o'clock position which would not be consistent with a proof, just food for thought if this is the case. It appears MS from your pics and therefore should be showing very well defined and sharp edges on the rim, both obverse and reverse if it was in fact a proof. In addition, there were just a little over 2,000 proofs for this year and finding one in the wild (I consider some 2x2 finds as found in the wild) would be like the needle in a haystack saying. @JAnsley It is a very nice Lincoln no doubt but I don't believe it is a proof.

@KarenHolcomb and @Fenntucky Mike. This coin caught my attention and I had nothing else to do...... Thanks Karen for supplying the jewelry store link and the link to the DH guy who makes fakes (which are pretty darn good if I had to say so). I actually just emailed the jewelry store a photo of the card and coin and asked them if they would please inform me as to the validity of the op's coin. I can't imagine this store would put out who knows how many of this hallmark cards containing the real deal of a coin for souvenirs, but yet it does say 22Kt gold on the front of the card. That is unless they sold/sell these individually one by one out of their store. I noticed they do sell coins albeit they only had a few advertised on their website and none like the op's. I will let you know what they say if they even respond. I thought it may at least be a good starting point to see what they say.

I just tried to do that Google Lens thing to figure out what this coin was. I believe it just fried my brand new phone. My phone said information overload, too much information in the database, and politely asked me to shut my phone down and restart it 5 days later. Unbelievable!

I think you have an excellent plan here Karen for a child!!!! Kudos to you!!! With this mind, please don't do what I suggested trying to bust the plating bubble if that is what it is, or possibly a die gouge, that @Coinbuf recommended. In hindsight, being a 2000 WAM, just let it be as @J P Mashokestated. It very well may be a die gouge or a plating issue but no big deal at all. I don't think it is a doubled die as stated by others. I agree with these guys and would hate it if you did 'burst the bubble' and cause zinc death to the coin if in fact it is a plating bubble. Good luck with that collection!!!!

No worries Karen. Vent all you want. We are your friends here and we can easily accept venting over people arguing with us over frivolous stuff!!!

I truly thought I/we here on the forum have already established that there WERE OVER 2.6 BILLION BUSINESS STRIKES for this year alone........ Why have you regurgitated your previous post, and decided now to add to it, and ask if you should have it graded? I am not trying to be disrespectful at all Tridmn. I am just not following along with (actually I am) your reasoning for your line of questions.

Whenever your coin ships from the mint, if they are using the USPS, I would add about 2-3 months if your luck is anything like mine......🙄. Anyone else having issues with the Postal Service lately?????

Ok.... let's put coins aside for a moment (just a short moment)..... When will I have the privilege of an invite to come metal detecting on your property?????

I meant to add, I believe there may have only been one die set (the proof reverse) that caused the 2000 WAM, correct me if I am wrong. If this is the case, then there would not have been any DDR's to speak of on a 2000 WAM as there have not been any found to date on this WAM.

Couldn't be better, considering other things.... but thanks for asking Karen (nice WAM)!!!! @Mr.Bill347 with ALL due respect sir you are comparing a 1981 copper Lincoln cent to a 2000 zincoln and I respectfully don't think that would work here. Karen, I have seen this exact same thing before on zincs I have found (I mean THE exact same thing thinking I'd found a new DDR) and I was able to ultimately smash down the extra looking column with a hard toothpick or other object which obviously brought closure that it was a plating issue of some sort. Please try this first and let us know what happens. If it breaks the 'line' or causes any indentation in the 'line' at all then it is a plating issue. If not, then, well..... you may have something. As far as "generally" goes regarding doubling within the columns on the reverse.... there is no such thing as "generally" here on zinc's and columns. There are tons of listed DDR's out there concerning 'extra columns' and they are all over the place and spread out between ALL of the columns.

According to my intel and reliable sources..... there were approximately 2,648,575,000 business strikes for the 1964 Philly Lincoln Cent. Of course.... they may be off a little bit.

Yeah, I know, right!!! What was that all about quoting or, should I say, plagiarizing me like that!!!! Thanks @Just Bob!

I couldn’t have said it better myself!!!😂 But hey…. at least I am on the right track with these Morgan’s and learning what areas to look for/at. I did notice the cotton bolls looked nice without any wear at all thus my main reason for leaning towards an MS coin. I honestly failed to add that in my post (yeah…. right…I know what you guys are thinking….) but seriously though, I did notice that there was not any wear on the cotton. I’m learning here. Hang in there with me.

That's awesome J! So my gut feeling was correct in leaning more toward yours being in MS. At least that makes me feel a little better even though I pointed out some other areas of concern but like you said, there are a lot of criteria involved in the grading process. I'm right there with you too on these Morgans. Difficult may not be the right word for us newcomers to grading Morgans. Thanks for sharing the grade with us and your explanation above seems to be right on point with what I have learned from the pros here on the forum.

@ronnie stein, @Coinbuf, @Jblindy, @Greenstang, @J P Mashoke,....... phew.... I think I got everyone into this one. As I am still a "newb" when it comes to grading, I have been looking at this one in my spare time (which I have a lot of these days). I am going to completely ignore Ronnie on this one, no offense pal, I still love ya brother (man-love that is!!!!! and nothing else!!! ) because he is right on point with his assessment of grade, even if in a roundabout manner...lol. So... I'm going to go ahead and prepare to insert my foot into my mouth and go about my question here. These Morgan's, to me, are very difficult to assign a grade. They ALL seem to have much more visible PMD, even if minor and still MS condition, than say Lincolns in MS condition but I can definitely discern AU from MS on Linc's. I know this is a result of how Morgans were handled and bagged back in the day and even more so that they are comprised of a high Silver content which is obviously a fairly soft metal compared to other types of coins. The more I look at the op's pics, the more I am perplexed as to whether or not this is a MS Morgan since it has not yet been revealed in the thread and I am still diligently trying to overcome the grading learning curve. I am on the fence about this one yet I lean more towards saying yes, it is MS. However, I feel I am seeing some very slight traces of wear on Morgan's headdress and the hair. Or.... would this be more of a photo lighting issue and "cabinet friction"? The Eagle's breast also appears, to my less than spectacular vision, to show some ever so slight wear too. Am I even on the right track here in my assessment? Could this just be an example of a slightly weak strike? Or am I just plain simply overanalyzing this one and need to keep my mouth shut.....? Go easy on me here Gents (please)!!!! I'm only just trying to become more proficient and learn as much as I can about grading. Now...... go ahead and give me my lashes and beatings fellas......

Actually J P, there are only 19 grades 'in-between' 45 and 65...... just sayin...... OK brother.... I am very bored and couldn't resist, just pokin some fun at ya....lol. And yes, it is a nice coin.

You have an excellent future ahead of you Pal!!!!!

Good luck @EdG_Ohio. I hope your trip is fruitful. Keep us informed.

Evidently you are not looking at comparable examples. With all due respect, why would you think your Lincoln is a match to FS-101 if you have researched this variety elsewhere? There is a tremendous amount of information and pictures in which to compare your finds to online (which I strongly feel I am reiterating here) so that you can make a more informed decision about your finds. I'm just trying to help you here Jaynh, no offense at all whatsoever, so that you can become more informed with your coins and if they are errors/varieties or not. Just for the record, here is a pic of the 1988 DDO FS-101 for your reference which does not even remotely look close to your Lincoln Cent. Hope this helps.

No, No, No.......... Look more closely at the pictures supplied online by other external websites and compare yours to theirs!!!! This is damage to the earlobe plain and simple! An extra ear (or earlobe) is easily discernible. This is- PMD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If someone is talking about your coin 'taking a hit' then they may have been talking about another area on your coin that was damaged. I hit means a coin took a blow or impact from either another coin or a foreign object which would cause damage to the surface of the coin. Happens all the time and leads new collectors to think they have something of value.... not the case. A hit causes post mint damage (PMD) and devalues a coin for the most part. I personally do not see anyway possible that a 'hit' could have caused what you are seeing regarding the shoreline on your Quarter. There's always a chance that portion of your coin exhibits a true form of doubling but I am not into Quarters. True hub doubling is the same no matter what denomination it may appear on. There are numerous other forms of worthless doubling that constantly fool people and carries no value at all. However, with all of that said, the year your coin was struck, the mint was using a type of single squeeze die manufacturing. I am very familiar with Lincoln Cent Doubled Dies but like I said, I am not a Quarter guy and I'm not familiar with what post 1989 year (when the single squeeze method was implemented, at least for Cents) Washington Quarters exhibit true doubling. If I had to guess, I would venture to say the area in question on your coin is a result of die deterioration doubling which is of no value. Maybe someone more familiar with Quarters will chime in.

I too absolutely love the fact that this owner is doing stuff like this for kids. Looks like he is in his business with the right approach and mindset to start developing new collectors to this great hobby! Kudos to him. Sounds like a great dealer you have here. Very nice pickup too!!

You beat me to it Hoop. I was just about to supply the same link. Seems this is about the best, if not the only, good website for info on Canadian coins from what I have found.

Hey Mike, can't speak for the op but this may be the shoreline they are referring to. Not sure if it is a lighting issue. I'm not that familiar with Washingtons but 'maybe' looks promising. If this is the area in question then closer, clear and cropped pics may be of benefit to be able to tell what is going on in this area. It does look different than the stock photo of the same Quarter. Just my 2 pennies worth here......