Question Regarding The 1914-D Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC

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ljenkins990 Valued Member United States 406 Posts	Posted 06/01/2011 2:34 pm Just a quick question - Are there any instances known of 1914-D cents with very weak mintmark strikes? The reason I ask is that I have a cent like this and I can't determine for sure, given my lack of grading experience, whether it is a 1914-D or just a 1914. There is what appears to be an extremely weak "D" under the date in the appropriate location where it would go, but the date itself and the other lettering on the coin is much stronger. Overall, the coin would grade Fine at absolute most and maybe not even that good. Unfortunately, I cannot get a good enough image to post here, so I am just asking in general if these types of coins have come up before, as opposed to asking for opinions on this specific coin. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 06/01/2011 2:43 pm Most I have seen exhibit fairly decent strikes. A coin even in the Good levels should have a discernible mintmark. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
reupman Pillar of the Community United States 597 Posts	Posted 06/01/2011 3:40 pm i also have seen 1914 like this , but when microscope is used I noticed that someone had tried to add a mint mark and failed, check to see if this is the case. Report this Post to the Staff
Maineman750 Pillar of the Community United States 3592 Posts	Posted 06/01/2011 3:58 pm I've never seen one...however, I have a 1909-S VDB with a weak vdb,it grades F12, yet I could not see the vdb until I took a picture and viewed it on my pc.I guess what I'm saying is, it never hurts to investigate a little further regardless of common knowledge. Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 06/01/2011 4:16 pm Hi, ljenkins..Welcome to the Forums.. Is it possible to get apicture up so, we can tell, or is the mint mark not clear enough? Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19930 Posts	Posted 06/01/2011 4:18 pm Welcome to CC! No, the MM on 1914-D's is never weak from the ones I've seen. It was probably an attempt to alter a 1914. It's a very popular coin to fake. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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Question Regarding The 1914-D LWC