Ok, There is more than enough written on the net about the 1922 plain that it has made it really hard for me to find out any info on a non plain 1922 D cent. I came across a 1922-D with 2 die breaks. One die break is going through the O (like the typical die pair one). The other is going through the top of a wheat ear on the opposite side. I guess looking at it under the light of my computer screen it could be called a "weak" D but in normal lighting it doesn't look all that weak to me. I think that these die breaks happen over time and time is what made the D "disappear" so could this cent be pretty early in the 22's? Anyway, I can seem to find lots of die pairs 2, 3 and 4 for sale out there but not really any die pair 1s. This makes me think it's somewhat rare, but rare doesn't always mean $$ (Not that I'm thinking about parting with this one). So... What's it worth? And furthermore, is there any level of rarity to this interesting cent? Here are some Pics of the front and reverse
What you have is not die pair #1. Notice that the description (from Lincoln cent resource) says there is also " a 1922 D variety with a straight die crack in the same location". It is actually very similar, but not identical. http://lincolncentresource.com/1922Ddievarieties.html If you look at the pictures given there, you can see that your coin is not quite the same as the picture for die #1. What you have is the die crack variety. FWIW, die pair #1 is not as common as #3, but there are several out there.
Could it not be a late die state, having developed additional crack(s) on the die as well as having the one that is catalogued?
That would mean it is a die pair 1... and apparently I can't claim that it is. Also, if it was a late die state I think it would be a weak D... I still am curious what this would be worth
No. Later die state (all the no "D"'s were late die states) were the ones with the crack as described in LCR. As noted, there are earlier die state coins without that crack. Yes, it may be possible to have developed and additional die crack, but it is not possible for the earlier die crack to disappear.
