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1909 VDB 1C PR66RB PCGS #3301

PR66RB, CAC. Ex, Larry Shapiro. Full red obverse with a pale green overtone. Slightly mellowed reverse. I would not argue with a full red designation. Incredibly lovely and completely devoid of any marks or spots. Among a small handful of the very best of this issue. Thanks, Larry!

1909 1C Lincoln PR66+ RB PCGS #3304

PR66+RB CAC Die 1, Quite the eye-appealing and well struck MPL. Fabulous color with splashes of green and magenta, and a very flashy look under the light. Thanks Liz Coggan!

1910 1C PR67RB PCGS #3307

PR67RB CAC Ex. Richard Shapiro-Gobrecht’s Iridescent Rasinets. Also ex. BWRC Hall of Fame, acquired I believe from Mike Stefano. Headlight obverse, almost full red and prettier than most. Reverse is much more matted. Still quite charming and not at all washed out as the photo may suggest. Even in a box of winners this coin is a standout.

1911 1C PR66+ BN PCGS #3309

PR66+BN, CAC. Source: Heritage. Far Out! Ranks among the nicest I've seen in the MPL series. No need to tilt the coin for the full effect, this bad boy looks awesome no matter which way you look!

1912 1C PR66+ BN PCGS #3312

PR66+BN, CAC. Ex. Jack Slattery, AKA Curly. My longest-owned MPL, dating back to 2008. Great color! Obverse ripples with a wrinkled foil-like effect. Reverse less so, but wonderfully colorful.

1913 1C PR67+ RB PCGS #3316

PR67+RB, CAC. Source: Angel Dee's. Obverse is a beautiful, barely muted red color with just a splash of color near the rims, but the reverse center is as perfect a red as the day it was made, framed by darker red that fades into a rainbow at the rims. Perhaps the ultimate look for a copper cent!

1914 1C PR66RB PCGS #3319

PR66RB, CAC. LDS. Source: Edelman's. Original and nice. No marks. Vibrant obverse. Plenty of tiny carbon spots. Original! I just love the three colored reverse, vivid red, original copper, purple and green.

1915 1C PR66+ BN PCGS #3321

PR66+ BN, CAC. Source: Iowa Great Lakes Coin. Really more of a blue than PCGS' photo suggests. This is what original blue copper should look like. Both sides quite lustrous with uniform color on the obverse and a splash of light plum in the central reverse. Great!

1916 1C PR66RB PCGS #3325

PR66RB, CAC. Die 1. A returning Old Friend. Previously purchased in 2009 from Brian Wagner. I called this “The Brillo Pad Coin” for its endlessly intricate surfaces. Great “fire underneath” RB obverse, with the reverse reminiscent of an actual campfire. Thanks to young Max Brand for bringing this back to me!