Wild 1944 D/S (?) Lincoln Cent Found --Photos And Questions!

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Phantasm1970 New Member United States 37 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 5:54 pm Hi! I'm pretty excited about finding this coin. It was in a bag of wheat cents that I have pulled from my cash drawers over the past few years and just decided to check. I've done some research but cannot seem to find this variety anywhere. Not only does it clearly show a D over S, but there seems to be some kind of lettering on the bottom left (see photo) that looks like a V and a G/C or such. I tried to take the best photos possible. Does anyone else see that lettering? I have other questions as well! Is there a way to clean the grime from around the date without damaging the coin? SHOULD I even clean it? Is this a different variety or has it been seen before? What kind of grading would anyone give this? Is this a cool coin or what? Edited by Phantasm1970 02/08/2021 8:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff

nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 6:09 pm that S is too small to be a mint mark, sorry Report this Post to the Staff
Phantasm1970 New Member United States 37 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 6:18 pm Quote: that S is too small to be a mint mark, sorry What do you think the 'S' is then? Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 6:27 pm Quote: SHOULD I even clean it? Cleaning ruins any numismatic value the coin may have. NEVER clean your coins! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 6:33 pm Here are the two for that year: Report this Post to the Staff
Rothery Pillar of the Community 2145 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 7:02 pm Well it does look like an S, but kinda too small to be a mint mark? And there is no harm giving your coin a soak in acetone, it may remove the black gunk. EDIT: To conclude, I have no idea what it is on the D. Hopefully someone will eventually answer that question. But kinda figuring your V & G is just a result of circulation damage/ Pareidolia Edited by Rothery 02/08/2021 7:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Phantasm1970 New Member United States 37 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 7:26 pm Quote: But kinda figuring your V & G is just a result of circulation damage/ Pareidolia That would not surprise me, when I was looking at it under the microscope, I was seeing all kinds of 'alien' writing and such. Interesting how the mind sees things. Yes, I hope someone can tell me about that S under the D. I thought it looked incredibly small, but I was hoping for a winner! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 7:39 pm Very nice photos, what are you using? 100% pure acetone is ok to use. We need to hear from TB or Mike. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6116 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 7:44 pm 1944 D/S OMM-002 that has taken a hit on the upper serif. It's really kinda amazing that what you are seeing as an S is not an S, but is an S anyway. Other than a porcupine quill or a green rose thorn, I'd leave it alone. It shows the secondary S fine as is. Report this Post to the Staff
Phantasm1970 New Member United States 37 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 8:22 pm Quote: Very nice photos, what are you using? I'm actually just using my Galaxy S9 and a $14 USB microscope! Then I'll use Photoshop to crop and enlarge if necessary. It's all about the lighting... smile Report this Post to the Staff
Phantasm1970 New Member United States 37 Posts	Posted 02/09/2021 01:11 am Quote: 100% pure acetone is ok to use. There seems to be two different camps when it comes to 'cleaning' coins from what I am seeing. I really just want to 'wash' it, not scrub it or anything. Just want to get rid of the grime to see what is inside of the D MM itself. I guess in the end it really is just up to the owner, huh? I mean, if this is a valuable coin, I won't clean it. But if no one knows what exactly is going on with it, what harm can be done by a gentle grime-removing action? Truly some complicated decisions. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHI Pillar of the Community United States 2741 Posts	Posted 02/09/2021 02:25 am I would go with what Tropicalbats said above and leave it alone, it has a premium. "Pride is yoked with callous behavior, as humility is with compassion." St. Gregory Palamas Top Finds - 1969-S 1c FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/477681 1976 D WQ FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/382777 - 1968 D 1c FS-801 http://goccf.com/t/422254 Cool clashed dies - 1972 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/429855&SearchTerms=CCL Struck-In Rim Burr - 1969 S 1c http://goccf.com/t/425587&SearchTerms=burr Floating (Type II) Counterclash - 1978 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/434991&SearchTerms=1978 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/09/2021 04:21 am Has a decent value https://coppercoins.com/lincoln/die...ie_state=mds Also check ebay sold values. I think I would not mess with it, 2x2 it. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Kloccwork419 Pillar of the Community United States 1359 Posts	Posted 02/09/2021 08:41 am This is the D/S variety. Not a tiny s as it looks. The top serif has damage and just a coincidence that it looks like that. The part of the actual S is sticking out the vertical bar. It also has the V shaped die crack going up to the VDB With cleaning, if its done right, you wont harm the coin. Pure acetone, Verdi-Care. BUT, if you haven't done it before, I wouldn't start with this coin. There is plenty of threads all over the internet on this. Edited by Kloccwork419 02/09/2021 08:46 am Report this Post to the Staff
Phantasm1970 New Member United States 37 Posts	Posted 02/09/2021 2:34 pm Thanks everyone, I really appreciate all of your help with this coin. In 35 years of collecting merchant trade tokens I never cleaned a single one, so I am thinking I am not going to start now with coins. Thanks again, I'm sure I'll have a thousand more questions to come! Report this Post to the Staff
Jbdcboy Valued Member United States 104 Posts	Posted 02/13/2021 10:42 am So I'm new to this level of collecting and I see the reference to Verdi-Care and I wonder are all acetone's the same? I see one reference on the web that Verdi-Care is hard to come by but ample on Amazon? And in case I forget to mention it, I love this site and the expertise you all bring to this great hobby (sickness!!). Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
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