What differentiated the two was that the more recently offered one had sharp details and warm, glossy chocolate surfaces, while the earlier example showed fewer obverse details and a light blue color on the high points that made the light wear at the high points even more apparent. The reverse, struck from a fresh die, is boldly defined on the upper wheat stalks and the legends.” The handsome cent sold for $9,600.Ī few months earlier another example of the same die pair in the same grade, also with a green CAC sticker, brought $8,400 at an October 2018 Heritage auction. A strong second 2 in the date is diagnostic. The cataloger wrote, “This nearly Uncirculated survivor features the usual softness on the motto and portrait, and the D mintmark is entirely missing as a result of lapping. sticker at its recent March Signature Auction in Dallas. Heritage Auctions offered a pleasing 1922-D Lincoln, No D, Strong Reverse cent graded About Uncirculated 58 by Professional Coin Grading Service with a green Certified Acceptance Corp. The 1922 “Weak D” Mint mark variety and “Weak Reverse” variety sell for much less.īecause the coins were struck with worn dies, even rare Mint State survivors show weak details on Lincoln’s hair that aren’t the result of wear, but rather, from a lack of details on the dies themselves. Of the four die pairs, the most expensive by far is the 1922 “No D, Strong Reverse” Lincoln cent. The reverse can range from weak to fairly sharp, depending upon the die.” Cents of 1922-D struck without a mintmark always have a very weakly detailed obverse in other areas as well.
2-when it was relapped, or resurfaced, to reduce surface roughness and extend its life.
As the most recent “Mega Red Book” explains, “It is thought that the D was completely ground off of one die-that die being from pair No.
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