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There are no effective treatments for COVID-19.

I'm not sure what you're trying to convey here, but the WHO advises all persons to wear masks. The economic lockdown opinion was modified, but that's what intelligent people do - change opinions when presented with evidence to do so. The problem is that people think masks and social distancing infringe on their personal rights in some way. Thus, people (particularly in the USA) don't wear masks consistently, and are not practicing social distancing. The verbatim WHO recommendations are: Maintain at least a 1-metre [~3 feet] distance between yourself and others to reduce your risk of infection when they cough, sneeze or speak. Maintain an even greater distance between yourself and others when indoors. The further away, the better. Make wearing a mask a normal part of being around other people. If you're going to FUN in Florida in January, I'd strongly advise wearing a mask at ALL times. Not for yourself, but others. If everyone wears a mask, the spread of COVID-19 is greatly decreased.

The NGC stock slab photos are as you describe. But, the NGC PhotoVision (similar service to TrueView) are quite good, and could be used for your auctions. They are $8 each apparently (mentioned earlier above), but they are very high quality and are taken of the coin before it is holdered. Well worth the cost IMO - especially if it saves you yet another trip in the mail somewhere to a photographer. I don't trust the USPS anymore - the last 4-5 months, I have received two damaged packages, one damaged to the point of destroying the NGC holder, but the coin was protected inside. I had never received a damaged package in the previous 15 years of buying coins online...

I agree, 2 million seems at least an order of magnitude too high.

I was partial to the "restrike bastards" phraseology myself

My mother was also born in 1955 and passed almost exactly 3 years ago from a ruptured undiagnosed brain aneurysm. This time of year is always difficult, and I always notice when other deaths are reported of persons who were born in 1955. Gone too soon. RIP.

By the way, this medal is listed as DeWitt JGB-1884-21, and in metal types of white metal, copper, brass, and gilt brass.

I'd put my money on the 1884 RE-PUBLICAN Presidential Campaign medals...as I pictured above. The RNC in 1884 was June 3-6 - so the candidates were known well before your time frame, and the striking.

I'd put my money on this one, since it has PL Krider noted on the obverse.

I'm starting to understand why some of these posters were banned ATS and at CoinTalk - my ignore list just keeps getting larger and larger.

HTTs go through 1843.

This was established a week ago.

Isn’t it also true that if it opens at $8 million and the auction selling it (Legend) is also the owner, that with the 17.5% juice that’s equivalent to opening at $9.4 million. Doesn’t seem like much of a “gamble” ...

Hmmm. It will be interesting to see what happens.

Something that is extremely odd and inconsistent is that NGC lists the following: 2009-D SMS Lincoln Cent, Birth and Childhood - 3.11g 2009-D SMS Lincoln Cent, Formative Years - 2.50 g 2009-D SMS Lincoln Cent, Professional Life - 2.50 g 2009-D SMS Lincoln Cent, Presidency - 2.50 g I am almost certain that all of the 784,000-ish Mint set SMS coins for the Lincoln Cents in 2009 are made of 3.11 g and 95% copper composition. Someone needs to fix the NGC coin description listings, as they don't even agree internally.

Or you can say you have an extremely rare Satin Finish coin struck on a Regular Circulation planchet.

I don't want to get into what TPG it is, but in my opinion they are simply wrong. You may need to submit to a different TPG that knows what they are doing.

Of note, NGC's own website supports and specifies that the 2009 SMS Lincoln Cents are 3.11g: Link here.

In my opinion, it should be graded MS68, as the SP (SMS Satin Finish) coins weighed 3.11 grams. At least, to my understanding and what the Mint website states. I would wait for @DWLange to reply here to clarify - and if the 2009 coins in SMS were 3.11 grams, you can call the TPG who made the error and request that they review the coin and fix the grade designation. Do you have a 2009 mint set and a scale with 0.01 g accuracy? I have such a scale, but I don't think I have any raw 2009 Satin Finish cents. Mine are all already slabbed.

Can you clarify exactly what coin you have and it's details? What year? What weight? What grade was assigned? Your first post isn't completely clear what you are asking.

David, I am pretty sure the Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent pieces from 2009 from the SMS (Mint sets) are not copper-plated zinc. My understanding was that the 2009 SMS Lincoln Cents (from mint sets) and the proof coins were 3.11 g and minted in the 95% copper, 3% zinc, and 2% tin alloy in commemoration of the original issue composition from 1909-1982. The 2009 Lincoln Cents issued for circulation are the normal 2.5 grams and copper-plated zinc composition (post-1982 composition). I believe all of the other Satin Finish (SMS) Lincoln cents from 2005-2008 and in 2010 are of the normal copper-plated zinc composition. Can you please confirm/clarify? The US Mint website suggests the mint set SMS Lincoln coins from 2009 were of the 3.11 gram older composition.

So when Tradedollarnut and Laura Sperber (of Legend) pulled their $10 million bid-hike shenanigans in the 2013 purchase of the 1794 Specimen $1 - did anyone actually think it was anything other than an "investment tool" to hold for a while and then sell off? I sure didn't - the top of the top coin market is ego-milking investment trading. That Specimen $1 is of course coming up for auction next week in Las Vegas - and I'm quite sure they won't let it go for less than the $10 million they invested in it. It's about showmanship, bragging rights, marketing, and free advertising from the press. The Eric Newmans of the world are now few and far between.

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