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I can't figure out what to look for. I know the FG should have a "leg" on the bottom of the G like the 1989's do, right? I went to Variety Vista for the photos. In the book,Strike It Rich With Pocket Change it contradicts Variety Vista? I have found about 15 with what looks like a small "leg" on the G but not as bold as on the '89's. Most '88's I see the G has a rounded bottom. Can any one post a side by side photo please. All help will be very much appreciated. Thanks all, John1  |
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John1 This is what you are looking for on any 1988 P or D LMC's. Here is a pic of my "1988P RDV 006. Die #2" The FG on this coin is what is on all normal business circulated 1989,1990,1991 and 1992 LMC's P or D! It's no supposed to be on a 1988 coin. Compare this FG to the normal 1988 P below and you will see the difference right away.  *Here is a NORMAL 1988 LMC RDV 005 FG Initials*  Notice the "HOOK" on the bottom of the G going towards the rim on my coin. Compare this to the normal 1988P FG initials above, the G has no such hook on it. Hope this helps and I hope you find one also! Edited by chuckster 125
02/26/2010 5:39 pm
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Thanks chuckster 125, but I don't know what you mean by "hook" sorry. John1 |
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Look at the G in the first photo. Sort of looks like a fishhook barb.
Second photo may be confusing as the G seems to hook outward. When in reality it should be straight up and down.
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So basically the reverse of the 1988 P & D has to look exactly like a normal 1989 reverse for it to be a RDV? John1 |
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Yes the initials on the 1988 would look like the initials on the 1989 for it to be RDV-006. Otherwise they are the normal RDV-005 on the 1988. The RDV-006 with the flared G are very hard to find on the 1988.
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NOW- Go find one John1 !
*I've been lucky and have found 4 (2 from Die #2 and 2 from Die#3)
I want to find the BIG ONE- the 88D!! Hundreds of Dollars on this one!.
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I will do my best to find one chuckster125  John1 |
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It seems to me that the designer's initials on all of the 88's I've searched have a very light stamp there.Is that normal and all of the good varieties have it bold?
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I just looked at a 88D with the designers initials just a blob, hardly readable
Thr ICA in America is also very weak . Is this an error?
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I believe earlier posts that estimate the 1988/89 mule at hundres of dollars may be quite conservative. Given that Wexler has shown the maximum ratio of the 88/89 D to be 1/1023 for full die runs, I fell the runs must have been shortened. And possibly considerably. In 3 years since the discovery of the first one, only 12-13 of the Denver coins have surfaced. This is possibly the rarest of all Lincoln Cents ever minted. Given that it is a key to the LMC collection being a true hybrid 88/89. The Denver coins are probably worth thousands, if not tens of thousands. The scarcity certainly warrants it. And given the fact that the only one known to have been graded by PCGS was not attributed on the slab, the value would seem to be there. Good luck with your searching ! |
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A 1988-Denver RDV-006 was on ebay a couple of weeks ago. It was in a PCGS slab with the variety not being noted on the slab. The seller figured the coin to sell for $1,000.00. The coin was sold for a little over $400.00. Because the variety was not noted on the slab,the buyer returned it! The seller was very happy to have it back again.I think the buyer made a HUGE mistake returning the 88D. Edited by JoeyZ76
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Great - another year to start pulling as I roll search. I'll put them in piles and go through them at the end of the box. I love this forum, as everyone is so helpful with photos, explanations, etc.
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I have only found one '88P, and that was in a small stash that one of my friends from work brought in for me to see if he had "anything good". Can you believe it? Of all the boxes I have searched, I find one in his, roughly, $10 change jar.
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A lot of good info and photos in this thread, I have one good reference photo I can share too... I am of the thought that with Wexler identifying 6 dies for both the '88P and '88D with reverse of '89 that they will be either as common as or more common than the '99 WAM. They may not have seen full die runs but I'll bet enough were minted that once word spreads and searchers multiply more and more will appear. The '88P has already dropped in value. An '88D being worth $1000 (if someone would pay that!) will be fleeting at best.  |
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