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Come on Lee, move out here to California. 👍

Thanks for this info. I was confused after seeing Coin Facts comparing the 1837 head differences. They show the 1837 as the head of 1837.

I haven’t read anything about the 1837 head of the 1836 before. Is that rarer than the head of 1837?

I like it very much.

A couple of years ago I had a registered package with 20 coins from CAC suddenly go dark. Tracking on Registered packages is normally an exercise in futility anyway. The package, on the way to California from New Jersey actually tracked for the first 3 days, hitting 3 different postal units……all within 50 miles of each other. For the next 2 months there was no word on its location. Then out of the blue it started tracking again when it arrived in Atlanta. It was like Christmas come early. The package arrived 3 days later. It was a little banged up but not as bad as I was imagining. Other than that close call I’ve never lost a coin coming or going out of at least 1000 coins.

That’s awesome!! Congratulations.

Besides the description on the insert, the code for Environmental Damage (97) is also there.

I thought NGC put codes on the label, which described the reason for a Detail grade PCGS had a list of codes. The code doesn’t describe exactly where the problem is. They leave that up to the coin owner. they will put coins in holders if any of these codes apply: 82 Filed Rims91 Questionable Color92 Cleaning93 Planchet Flaw94 Altered Surfaces 95 Scratches97 Environmental Damage98 Damage They will not put coins in holders if they are given the codes below83 Peeling Lamination86 Authenticity Unverifiable 90 Counterfeit99 PVC Residue

Nice to see you’re back.

Having the doubling in the top of the T and E isn’t proof your coin is struck from Die #2. I’ve seen high grade MS 1909’s in CoinFacts that have these two markers. A couple of things that sets them apart from actually being struck from Die #2 is they are missing the die scratch inside the C of CENT as well as the die scratch under the right leg of the M in UNUM. In order to have been struck from the MPL die it would have to have these markers as well.

Ok, rim sharpness remains the same. Here is the main obverse marker for the rarer, newer discovered die. Reverse markers A diagonal die scratch inside the C of CENT. This doesn’t appear in the reverse of reverse die 1 A diagonal die scratch extending from the bottom right leg of the M in UNUM towards the top of the E in ONE

The inside rim is sharp, but the outside rim is beveled. It’s not unusual for Lincoln’s made for circulation to have sharp rims, both inside and out. MPL rims One thing not seen are any of the known diagnostics for the 1909 proof

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