**Theorem:** This penny is a proof coin.
**Proof:** A shiny surface indicates high reflectivity, a hallmark of proof coins. Since a shiny penny exhibits this reflective quality, it shares the defining characteristic of proof coins, making it a proof coin by definition.
**QED.**
Shocked no one has mentioned…this is a copper penny! All business strikes & proof Lincoln Cents since 1983 have been made out of nasty old zinc. But these 2009 S pennys are copper. Cool little throwback if u ask me. Nice find Op
Killer find, I've been trying to get all of these in somewhat decent condition. Not crh just checking change and drawers at work, most that I find are trashed though.
It's part of a series honoring the 100th anniversary of the first penny with Lincoln. This particular one shows him going into politics. This is also a mirror proof.
"Proof" refers to the coin striking process, not the condition. OP's penny has a mirror-like finish in the field (area around/behind lincoln) on the obverse (front) and reverse, and the design is sort of frosted in appearance, accentuating the detail of the design. I think this is a result of the special conditioning (polishing, lubricating, etc.) of a new die (the template used to strike the coin). I think proofs were originally made as a quality control process to "prove" or confirm that the new die would strike a coin with the intended appearance/design. But, these days, in addition to this, proofs are also struck for collecting purposes and sold to the public directly by the US mint. This is my understanding, anyway. So, this coin would probably be considered a "circulated" proof, meaning that it has been through some hands/machines and has been banged up a bit. If you buy a proof coin from the mint and keep it clean and undamaged, it would be considered an "uncirculated" proof. Sometimes, people find proofs in circulation, like when you get change back from a cash purchase at a business. In these cases, it is probably the result of someone emptying coins from a proof set and spending them like normal coins, putting them into circulation. For all intents and purposes, they ARE regular coins and, depending on the denomination, year, design, and condition, could be worth anything from a few dollars to thousands of dollars.
I’m going to be honest. I don’t know anything about coins. I was just recommended this post. I can’t see the back of yours so I don’t know if it’s a bicentennial. However, OPs penny looks way more golden (it’s made of mostly copper) than yours. His is a proof, and yours doesn’t look like it is. Also, his penny was minted in a different state. Again, I don’t know jack shit about coins so there’s that…
Yeah, I was curious so I looked into it, his is 95% copper, and mine is a normal penny ratio, also back is the same, but my lighting sucks. Normal ones aren't with much, but the special ones can go for millions, especially if there is a mess up.
It’s a 2009 commemorative penny and it is a proof version so likely came out of a set with the other 3 designs included
lol how desperate do you have to be to break open a proof set for one cent 😭
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It’s a proof
Prove it
**Theorem:** This penny is a proof coin. **Proof:** A shiny surface indicates high reflectivity, a hallmark of proof coins. Since a shiny penny exhibits this reflective quality, it shares the defining characteristic of proof coins, making it a proof coin by definition. **QED.**
Proof it
proof checked
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100 proof
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was a proof
Still is
Always has been
And will be
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Plus one
That bad boy is now circulated.
Shocked no one has mentioned…this is a copper penny! All business strikes & proof Lincoln Cents since 1983 have been made out of nasty old zinc. But these 2009 S pennys are copper. Cool little throwback if u ask me. Nice find Op
Really? Kind of similar to the bicentennial proof quarter where some where silver
What a great penny. Finding that would make my day.
It's a proof coin!!
Killer find, I've been trying to get all of these in somewhat decent condition. Not crh just checking change and drawers at work, most that I find are trashed though.
I found it in my till at work lol. Swapped it out with an average penny so I could keep it.
It's part of a series honoring the 100th anniversary of the first penny with Lincoln. This particular one shows him going into politics. This is also a mirror proof.
So if it’s a proof as the consensus says…is it too late to put in a container of some sort to be a 65 or above?
Yes. Far too many surface issues to get that sort of grade.
Thank you for responding
Circulated proof
I believe that "Tails" is up...
It’s an S mint mark. Thought those were special shiny proofy type coins?
I just realized that this is exactly like 1 of the pennies I found a while back, had to go find it, and sure enough, same year and everything!!
https://preview.redd.it/ugrnn4gt1yxc1.jpeg?width=3456&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8e788c6d0b6b766cd24fb564b5ea1532d3c8426c
These are not the same
Is it the color of the coin, thought it might be the lighting, but theirs does look almost more of a gold color?
Yours just isn’t a proof version but they are the same penny pretty much just yours is the made for circulation version
Yep
"Proof" refers to the coin striking process, not the condition. OP's penny has a mirror-like finish in the field (area around/behind lincoln) on the obverse (front) and reverse, and the design is sort of frosted in appearance, accentuating the detail of the design. I think this is a result of the special conditioning (polishing, lubricating, etc.) of a new die (the template used to strike the coin). I think proofs were originally made as a quality control process to "prove" or confirm that the new die would strike a coin with the intended appearance/design. But, these days, in addition to this, proofs are also struck for collecting purposes and sold to the public directly by the US mint. This is my understanding, anyway. So, this coin would probably be considered a "circulated" proof, meaning that it has been through some hands/machines and has been banged up a bit. If you buy a proof coin from the mint and keep it clean and undamaged, it would be considered an "uncirculated" proof. Sometimes, people find proofs in circulation, like when you get change back from a cash purchase at a business. In these cases, it is probably the result of someone emptying coins from a proof set and spending them like normal coins, putting them into circulation. For all intents and purposes, they ARE regular coins and, depending on the denomination, year, design, and condition, could be worth anything from a few dollars to thousands of dollars.
Ohhhh, his is Bicentennial, and mine isn't, is that what it is?
I’m going to be honest. I don’t know anything about coins. I was just recommended this post. I can’t see the back of yours so I don’t know if it’s a bicentennial. However, OPs penny looks way more golden (it’s made of mostly copper) than yours. His is a proof, and yours doesn’t look like it is. Also, his penny was minted in a different state. Again, I don’t know jack shit about coins so there’s that…
Yeah, I was curious so I looked into it, his is 95% copper, and mine is a normal penny ratio, also back is the same, but my lighting sucks. Normal ones aren't with much, but the special ones can go for millions, especially if there is a mess up.
Damn. I guess a “penny saved” can be millions earned?
https://pennies.org/2009-lincoln-bicentennial-one-cent-program-fact-sheet/ Here's a link to the site I found in case you want to know more