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matt New Member United States 40 Posts	Posted 06/25/2007 4:33 pm Greetings all, This is my first post here, though I've been lurking around for a while. My great aunt died and left me all her coins. Everything looks to be legit, except there was this 1922 apparently plain penny. I don't see any noticeable traces of a D under the magnifying glass, nor do I see any evidence of tampering, but still something seems off about it (other than an apparent wiping/cleaning). Can anyone tell it's authenticity (or lack thereof) from the pictures provided? Thanks! Please check out the photos: Obverse: http://good-times.webshots.com/phot...529917RAuBJg Reverse: http://good-times.webshots.com/phot...529917XiLvXp Report this Post to the Staff

Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 06/25/2007 5:10 pm Hello Matt and welcome to our CC family! Here is a link describing how to authenticate your coin: http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/q/1922nod.htm As far as I can tell, yours looks to be genuine. I think it's the 1st die marriage discussed in the link above. I would say that the condition is in the VF30-EF40 range. These are difficult to grade because they are so weakly struck. I'm sure someone else more expert in these will be able to help you. Report this Post to the Staff
tights24 Pillar of the Community United States 2254 Posts	Posted 06/25/2007 5:10 pm Matt, there are a few copper experts on the boards that should be able to answer your question. Welcome to the forum. Oh, BTW, was there a coin in your links? Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19931 Posts	Posted 06/25/2007 8:41 pm Sure looks like a 1922 no D to me, see pics of mine I posted in here. Unfortunately, it looks like it may have been cleaned at some point (diagonal buff marks). Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
matt New Member United States 40 Posts	Posted 06/25/2007 9:29 pm Thank you for the responses. Yes, it does look like it underwent a cleaning at some point, so I guess I can rule out getting it graded by anyone other than ANACS - if I were to get it graded at all. Susan, thank you for that link. I actually took this coin to a few dealers years back, and they both said it wasn't real, and I tucked it away until I found this site. Now I see what they were talking about. It's not a counterfeit, but it's just not nearly as valuable as the 22 with a strong reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19931 Posts	Posted 06/25/2007 10:37 pm Don't be so quick to brush it off. I was looking at 1922 no D weak reverse's on HA.com and the worst cleaned example fetched about $80 as I recall, and it was way worse than yours. Based on what I saw there, mine is prob in the $200$400 range. Other than those light whiz marks, your's is in great condition if it's real. Definately send it off for authentication and grading. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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