Very Good Counterfeit 1914 D Lincoln Cent

I'm not sure, but the 4 and the mint mark look very mushy.

In all the genuine examples, the 1 of 14 is shorter than the 4. In the fake coin discussed here, the 1 is the same height as the 4. That is one thing that outs it as a definite fake.

I see what you are talking about, and I completely agree. My gut said bad when I saw it (the rims, weird wear and strike patterns, the large seriffs on the D), but I give these questionable coins the benefit of the doubt to keep everyone honest and not dog piling on it and calling it a fake without any reasoning. Also, in your first picture, your genuine coin was rotated, so I could not tell for certain.

I'm still on the fence about this one without seeing it in hand. Would I bid on it? No. Would I call it an outright counterfeit? Ehh... I still don't like that mintmark, and the 1's are a little too tall. My gut says fake. Look at the L in LIBERTY. See how it is cut off? I have seen die-struck counterfeits of the 1955 DDO exhibit the same thing. I would like weight and diameter specs on this coin.

But I do have a 1922 D that looks just like this one, but it was dipped in something really bad.

About that high relief:





If the relief is okay, and the date and mintmark are 100% legit, then by your logic it should be okay.

CHD you have a gifted eye and solid knowledge but no on second attempt to rewrite not good either but you do recognize there is an issue ..... Maybe try something like this:

Hey fellow collectors look what I dug up, sneaky but check it out:

1. bla bla bla
2. bla bla bla
3. bla bla bla

Next line if you want kinda to toot your own horn:

Bet they thought they could put that one past us! (Notice the word US at the end .... Include who you are writing too if you want them to be a part)

Anyways back to the coin ..... Color me, not sure!

They are not supposed to be.

No genuine 1914-D Lincoln Cent has the top of the ones in the date the same height as the 4.

Gone.