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    While some may disagree with a 1922 no D as being a Key date to a Lincoln Cent collection or not. I decided a long time ago to consider it a key to my Lincoln Cent Collection. Over the last month I decided it was time to finish my Lincoln Cent collection. I have known for years that if you are able to pick up key dates, you should do that first before you pick up the semi-keys and common dates. The prices always go up on key date coins much higher than common ones. So earlier in the month I picked up my 1909 S VDB and 1931 S. Today, I was happy to be able to purchase a 1922 no D from my local coin dealer. I have been eyeing it for the last two weeks hoping that no one would purchase it. I was excited to see it still sitting in the display case. I examined it again and knew I needed to own it. It is in VG condition and I paid $600.00 for it. While it wasn't as expensive as when I picked up the 1909 S VDB, it was still a lot of money for me. To date I need a few semi-keys and a 1914 D, then I can focus on the common dates. Tomorrow I am going to a coin show and if the price is right, I might be posting an update. Christopher
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That's awesome. Congrats. When do we get to see pictures?
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I am going to post some pics tomorrow. I can't wait to show it off (I feel like such a kid).
While on the subject of 1922 no D. Does anyone know what the estimated mintage figures are for Die #2?
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Couldnt find any mintage figures but wiki does say there were 7 million total 1922 d cents minted but nothing about how many had no d. For what its worth theres less than 1000 of them in any grade in the pcgs pop report.
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I thought the total population would be in the low thousands. I had trouble finding any mintage figures for the no D online. No one wants to take a good guess.
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Id assume most of the coins would be graded considering the value. NGC wouldnt let me see it without being a member and dont think the other two have their pops online. Low thousands probably isn't a bad guess.
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Congratulations!  While I really dislike it being a key date, there is that the 1922-D "Plain" hole in my Dansco. I refuse to leave it empty or fill with something that does not belong. I will probably cheat by filling it with a well worn "Weak-D" though.  |
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For those who would like to see pics, I posted pics in the Die Variety section. I posted there instead of this post, because I am looking for some opinions. Feel free to give me any.
Christopher
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congrats on the 1922 no D cant wait for pictures as well !!
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Congrats! As far as mintage of the die pair #2...if I remember correctly its not so much low mintage as compared to other no D's or weak D's that make it more desirable an cost more. It's the fact the strong reverse is a better looking coin, strike wise, and easier to distinguish. There isn't any known mintage numbers to attribute to any of these die pairs that I know of.
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It's good that you got the key's first. A lot of people don't, and then they loose interest when they find out how hard it is to get them, and they are expensive. Good Start.
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For years I have been reading comments in books and magazines that all said, get the keys first. It was around that time I had abandoned my Lincoln Cent collection. Now that I am back into it, I am taking their advice. Back in 2000 when I stopped collecting Lincoln Cents, I could have purchased all the keys in G-4 condition for less than $1000. Now it would cost me well over that amount. It's better to start now than ten years from now. |
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Update on my Lincoln Cent Collection. I now have only one more coin left to complete my Lincoln Cent collection. All common coins and semi-keys are finished. My list is now down to one. 25 years in the making and I only have a 1914 D left to purchase. If all goes well this weekend I will finally finish my first series which was started in 1987. Edited by Spider5689
05/23/2012 02:18 am
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