1922 D Lincoln Wheat Cent Graded High?

64 seems right for this one.

64 looks accurate from these pics.




I have a feeling these are the notoriously overexposed GC pics....but in hand pics will be appreciated, as the GC pics often can exaggerate minor flaws.

Thanks for the opinions yes these are gallery pics. When I get the coin will take and post some home shots. The reverse is what drew me in. I don't know what caused the dark toning must have been decades of what ever storage environment it was in. I once saw an old antique coin storage cabinet drawer it had multiple small individual drawers lined with green felt. Does anyone know how collectors stored coins before boards and booklets were available? The cabinet was home made and was in a home in Leavenworth KS. The owners told me relatives used it as such. Interesting, that was in 1972 and was an antique even then.

64BN seems right to me as well.

Im afraid I am no longer a full blown fringe die variety enthusiast somewhere somehow I morphed into the straight Lincoln series. The doubled dies just weren't giving me the wows anymore. Something about these early Lincoln's. Ive been bitten. How long will this phase last I can't tell yet?

It gets the 64 because of the strike and eye appeal. The reverse is exceptional for the issue.

Thanks, received the coin and in hand it is a really nice one. Looked at my other 22 D's with normal D in VF-XF grade and their all showing signs of die wear this one looks like its early die state. Eye appeal...forgot to consider that its easy for me to grade mechanically and miss the big picture. Thankfully the smear on the bust is not as pronounced in hand as the photo suggests there is even still some dark cherry toning from 12 -4 o'clock along the rim. Nice to get a good one at auction. This one went book but I am intranced by 1922 D series cents. The 24 D has the same affect on me. Its getting bad LOL.