Edwardram Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Would this be a MS coin? Or a BU. Don’t look to have any errors just a fantastic coin pulled from circulation change yesterday. Let me know if I missed anything. Partial (S) on reverse Grease error?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dprince1138 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 MS means Mint Strike, which is a coin struck for typical distribution. but never put into circulation. BU is a synonym. Certainly is pretty and probably recently introduced into circulation. Mike Meenderink , Newenglandrarities, powermad5000 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l.cutler Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 On 11/21/2023 at 2:31 AM, dprince1138 said: MS means Mint Strike, which is a coin struck for typical distribution. but never put into circulation. BU is a synonym. Certainly is pretty and probably recently introduced into circulation. This coin appears Not quite. MS stands for mint state, meaning in the same condition as when it was struck. This coin appears to have light wear on the high points, I would say it is in AU condition. Mike Meenderink 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleRJO Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 On 11/21/2023 at 2:31 AM, dprince1138 said: MS means Mint Strike No, wrong. MS means "Mint State". Mike Meenderink 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newenglandrarities Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 (edited) On 11/20/2023 at 11:31 PM, dprince1138 said: MS means Mint Strike, which is a coin struck for typical distribution. but never put into circulation. BU is a synonym. Certainly is pretty and probably recently introduced into circulation. This is your answer to what MS and BU mean? You literally have a thread called “coin grading PSA” and you state MS stands for Mint Strike? BU means a synonym? Seriously?? Obviously MS stands for Mint State and BU stands for Brilliant Uncirculated. Also, MS does NOT mean never put into circulation. It is a Grade of a coin. Edited November 21, 2023 by Newenglandrarities Mike Meenderink and EagleRJO 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newenglandrarities Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 To the OP, I don’t see anything unusual about your piece. Maybe a weak strike or some grease on the reverse but nothing of numismatic interest or large value increase that I’m seeing. Sorry I don’t have better news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 The mint had problems getting Lincoln Memorial cents to strike up fully on the upper part of the reverse, due to the fact that it is directly opposite the lower part of the bust on the obverse, which was a relatively high relief part of the design. If you look at cents from the early 80s especially, this is a common occurrence. They lowered the relief in '85 or '86 to try to alleviate the problem, but it didn't always work, as seen by the OP's coin. powermad5000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 I see a cent that retained its color, but is lightly circulated (upper AU). It also has some plating bubbles on both sides of the coin. Lincoln Cents of this era need to be in fantastic shape to be worthy of the cost of submitting. By fantastic shape, I mean MS 68 RD and up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
