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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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rodebaugh
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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Posted - 05/10/2010 : 20:28:52
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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SANITARIUM_INMATE
Penny Pincher Member
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Posted - 05/10/2010 : 22:47:38
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| Not to mention that on ebay those 5 for $3 are for brilliant uncirculated ones that have never been touched by human hands. IHC's on the other hand are not uncirculated and worth a bit more than these uncirc proofs. |
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Roadrunner
Penny Collector Member
USA
413 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2010 : 19:42:02
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| I've found two penny proofs--a 1969 and a 1982. Just had a thought, were the proofs in 1982, being a transition year, copper or zinc??? |
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PennySaved
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1720 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2010 : 19:52:25
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SELLING COPPER PENNIES 1.4X FACE SHIPPED......“I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principles of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale” Thomas Jefferson |
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ZigMeister
Penny Pincher Member
USA
229 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2010 : 21:16:03
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| I found a '95S (nice Cameo) about a year ago...the only one I've found so far. |
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Nickelless
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USA
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ZigMeister
Penny Pincher Member
USA
229 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2010 : 21:37:40
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| When you see one you will know...they just really stand out. Also after 1974, the proofs are the only cents with an "S" mintmark. If you get to a coin shop or coin show, you can look at the proof sets to get a better feel. |
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Roadrunner
Penny Collector Member
USA
413 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2010 : 22:24:30
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| To tack on to what ZigMeister said, they also (usually) have a much higher relief and the "flat" parts of the coin are quite mirrorish. They really do stand out. |
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Flbandit
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
851 Posts |
Posted - 05/13/2010 : 20:14:25
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Are you throwing that out? |
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copperhead57
Penny Collector Member
USA
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 Posted - 05/13/2010 : 20:27:21
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Originally posted by Roadrunner
I've found two penny proofs--a 1969 and a 1982. Just had a thought, were the proofs in 1982, being a transition year, copper or zinc???
All 1982 Proof Cents are copper. |
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Roadrunner
Penny Collector Member
USA
413 Posts |
Posted - 05/13/2010 : 21:47:11
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fasteddy
Penny Collector Member
USA
298 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2010 : 08:51:49
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twentybux
Penny Pincher Member
174 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2010 : 15:02:57
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thatgeorge
New Member
15 Posts |
Posted - 05/16/2010 : 16:41:46
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| I found a 2009 Lincoln sitting on a log copper proof. I was pretty surprised to find one. |
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Country
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 05/16/2010 : 17:42:44
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Here's an old mishandled 1961 proof that I found today in a $100 lot I bought from JobIII. Notice the raised double struck rim and the sharp Lincoln bust details. The scan may not show the proof surfaces, but there is still some there.
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What gets me is... these things are SO hard to find, yet on ebay they have five for three bucks, etc
