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BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19949 Posts	Posted 01/27/2008 11:09 pm Not an error or anything, but quite an interesting coin I picked up at a show today. A good amount of original mint luster is present. IMO, this is worse than the 22D for die wear. It's hard to believe they even issued coins this poor! When I saw it, I couldn't resist as it's the most extreme case of die wear I've ever seen. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff

livingdinasaur Pillar of the Community United States 1571 Posts	Posted 01/28/2008 01:58 am It 's my birth year, and like me shows it's age! Dick Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 01/28/2008 08:17 am I have seen many way undergraded early branch mint cents that were EF-AU but sold as F-VF because the dealer didn't know the difference between die wear and coin wear. One of the biggest mistakes made when grading early branch mint Lincolns is to assume all wheat lines have to be present for grades above F. This is not true. I have seen AU coins without complete wheat lines due to die wear. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19949 Posts	Posted 01/28/2008 08:24 am quote: I have seen many way undergraded early branch mint cents that were EF-AU but sold as F-VF because the dealer didn't know the difference between die wear and coin wear. One of the biggest mistakes made when grading early branch mint Lincolns is to assume all wheat lines have to be present for grades above F. This is not true. I have seen AU coins without complete wheat lines due to die wear. YES! That is exactly my thinking. Oddly, contrary to most collectors and grading services, I see this as an AU coin. I've always felt the 1922D's are way under-graded because of this reason. Almost the entire 1920's series of Lincolns were produced on worn dies. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 01/28/2008 08:40 am Your coin is AU55, no two ways about it...some might argue AU50 or 53, but that's just a matter of sematics and personal taste. There's no sane grader who would call that coin anything lower than AU. And yes, the luster and color are original. Other than the exceedingly ugly die wear, there's nothing at all wrong with that coin. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19949 Posts	Posted 01/28/2008 1:44 pm Thanks Charles, I always value your opinions. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
halfabustisbetter Pillar of the Community United States 1984 Posts	Posted 01/28/2008 2:07 pm That is cool! Nice find and I agree with you that you are ahead of the market on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
coinzzzzzzzz New Member 42 Posts	Posted 01/28/2008 9:00 pm Woah pretty cool. Never seen one like that Report this Post to the Staff
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