1919 Lincoln Cent -- GRADE REVEALED

[brg5658]

Grade away!

 

[grip]

I'm going to go out on a limb with my superior grading skills J/K and say MS64

[Coinbuf]

There appear to be a couple of areas of cabinet friction so I'm going with AU58

[Raisethis2]

AU 58...........look at the jaw bone.

[FishyOne]

It looks like a 58 to me too. I would not be surprised if was in a 63 or 64 holder though.

[wheat'swheats]

AU 58 bn there appears to be slight wear

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[coinman_23885]

I'm with the AU58 crowd.

[L1ncolnF4n]

58, but a looker.

[johnny9434]

ill go out on the limb here and say ms 61 ( i would go au58 thou cause ive been wrong and will be again )

[yonico]

I was thinking AU55, but the obverse is really nice and clean. AU58 sounds right.

 

I would love to own this coin. Beautiful!

[BillJones]

I'd grade it AU-58. There is a slight rub on the cheek and the beard.

[Walkerfan]

That's a tough one. Anywhere from 58-62. IMO

[brg5658]

Thanks all for your input. This coin is actually raw, and I just wanted to confirm what I thought when I purchased it.

 

I went to a coin show last weekend, and looked through hundreds of Lincoln Cents that were in 2x2 holders in various dealers' books. I usually just like to browse and see what catches my eye. Well, the only coin I came home with was this one. It was labeled as "MS64BN" in handwriting on the 2x2, but I could easily see that it was AU with my loupe.

 

The coin is very attractive in hand. Both sides (but particularly the obverse) glimmer with luster through blue toning. I see no suggestions that the toning is artificial, and it shows no signs of being messed with. The coin is not even remotely scarce, but this particular example I simply couldn't let go.

 

So, based on consensus NGC GTG experts, this coin is AU58BN.

 

-Brandon

[Kurtdog]

Brandon, AU58BN is just a technical grade. That coin is a killer! Do you want a grade on it for the market? KILLER58BN!