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The 1922 No D is believed to exist due to a pair of dies clashing with one another without a coin being in between the two dies. As a result, it is believed that a mint employee obtained an old obverse die and filed it down in order to improve its appearance. But instead, the mint employee ended up filing the D mint mark too much, and in return, created the 1922 No D Lincoln cents.
I thought it was just the dies being worn down. Is this true? |
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There were different dies used to mint the no D cents as well as the weak D cents. Depending on which die pair was used some would have a weak reverse and some a stronger reverse. One die was supposedly clashed, then worked so much to repair it that the D was completely removed. So yes, that is true on some of them.
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You can even see the file marks and a different patina. LOL
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In all fairness it doesn't look like this seller sells many coins, so I sent him a polite message. We shall see........
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...look like this seller sells many coins Ed, What exactly lead you to make that conclusion? |
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Wow! Get a load of the "Product Description" section. I was * completely* unaware that the 1922 "no D" Lincoln Cent was minted in Dahlonega, Georgia....  Edited by Aahz
08/01/2015 9:49 pm
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Just in defense of not having to scrape egg off of my face: I just thought that Dahlonega might have been a more specific region (like a suburb) in Denver and didn't even think twice about researching it more since it was not going to affect how I grade or how much I shell out for the coin. I did learn something interesting tonight, however: that Dahlonega is historically noteworthy for initially significant discoveries of US gold happening well before the famed California Gold Rush - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Gold_Rush  Now this I did have to investigate since I had no clue. |
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I did learn something interesting tonight, however: that Dahlonega is historically noteworthy for initially significant discoveries of US gold happening well before the famed California Gold Rush I live just a short drive away from Dahlonega. I've taken my son up there when he was younger to pan for gold and to visit the museum. We here in Georgia refer to the California gold rush as "the Second Gold Rush" and the Dahlonega find as "the First Gold Rush."  But back to the topic at hand - when I saw this coin's description showing Dahlonega as the mint that produced the 1922 plain cent I couldn't help but laugh out loud! |
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What exactly lead you to make that conclusion? Just look at what he sells, mostly not coins. BUT, I have had a few conversations with him and he is defending the 1922 no D.  Claims he bought it from a dealer so it must be real  |
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Claims he bought it from a dealer so it must be real Well, that really depends on what the dealer sells, now doesn't it?  Suppose I bought some coins from a dealer who deals in nothing but ... let's just say "reproductions." Just because I bought them from a dealer doesn't make them any more real than they were BEFORE I bought them... ... but you already know that ... |
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