is this the rare 1964 0

[jelder3]

wondering what i have here... 

[RWB]

It's an ordinary cent. No US coins dated 1964 are rare, scarce, unavailable, or special in any way, with the possible exception of accented hair proof halves. ...and there are plenty of them to go around.

[Coinbuf]

Welcome to the forum, you have a 1964 cent that is in very nice condition worth saving if you collect Lincolns.  If you think its an SMS coin it is not.

[Henri Charriere]

Respectfully, that what you have is a Lincoln Head cent is self-evident. When you say, "wondering what I have here..." what was it you thought you had?  Were you attempting to elicit comments about its quite remarkable state of preservation, whether or not it is an SMS, or...

[MAULEMALL]

Did you color it yourself?

[jtryka]

On 12/18/2020 at 12:51 PM, RWB said:

It's an ordinary cent. No US coins dated 1964 are rare, scarce, unavailable, or special in any way, with the possible exception of accented hair proof halves. ...and there are plenty of them to go around.

Since they are not special in any way, please send me all of your 1964 dated dimes, quarters and half dollars and I will gladly pay you face value plus postage...

[RWB]

Sorry...you'll have to pay bullion plus shipping and insurance....if I decode to sell.  But, I have only a couple of stray rolls bought when they were first issued.

But thanks for the offer!

[jtryka]

4 hours ago, RWB said:

Sorry...you'll have to pay bullion plus shipping and insurance....if I decode to sell.  But, I have only a couple of stray rolls bought when they were first issued.

But thanks for the offer!

But you said there was nothing special about any of them, perhaps you should choose your words a bit more carefully.

[Henri Charriere]

8 minutes ago, jtryka said:

....perhaps you should choose your words a bit more carefully.

But you were the one who said, and I quote:  "I will gladly pay you face value plus postage..."  Forget 1964, are you aware a run-of-the-mill Wartime nickel is worth one dollar based on silver content alone?

[RWB]

My words were clear to any coin collector. There is nothing special about the 1964-dated coins. They are entirely normal for their date. The same applies to 1944 or 1945 nickels....now for 1943, we have to be a little more specific about alloy.

 

Edited December 22, 2020 by RWB

[MAULEMALL]

10 hours ago, Quintus Arrius said:

But you were the one who said, and I quote:  "I will gladly pay you face value plus postage..."  Forget 1964, are you aware a run-of-the-mill Wartime nickel is worth one dollar based on silver content alone?

Yawwwnnnnn..

[Conder101]

15 hours ago, jtryka said:

But you said there was nothing special about any of them, perhaps you should choose your words a bit more carefully.

They are no more special than say 1962's or 63's. 

[Henri Charriere]

8 hours ago, MAULEMALL said:

Yawwwnnnnn..

"I'm funny, how?

Like I'm a clown?

I'm here to amuse you?"

(Tommy, in Goodfellas (1990).

[Skittlez]

Some background resources to review concerning 1964 Abe's:

1964 1C MS Lincoln Cents, Memorial Reverse | NGC (ngccoin.com) - great resource for any coin you want to dig deeper into

What's a unique 64 look like? This: From the Grading Room: 1964 Lincoln Cent Struck On a Coin of India | NGC (ngccoin.com) 

And...some 64s could be considered "special", like this former Top Pop 67 (NGC graded a 68 recently...), which I consider a pretty cool Abe! ;-) 

1964 D 1C | NGC (ngccoin.com)

 

Edited December 28, 2020 by Skittlez