1914 D Penny - Genuine or Counterfeit?

I came across this penny recently through fortunate or unfortunate circumstances, and wonder if it is real. I have no experience when it comes to key date Lincoln pennies. Thank you for your help!

 

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Some will say.. "It's not a Penny, It's a Cent"

 

...and some will say it is neither, which BTW is correct, concerning the posted image.

 

Ok..... Is this CENT real? I get the sense that out of cents, certain cents tend to be sent in body bags due to being a counterfeit cent.

 

Digest my reply. Sometimes, Drugs are needed to do so, according to other members.

 

It's look a bit off to me, but I'm not very experienced in counterfeit detection.

Is there a V.D.B.?


It appears to be (or imitating) Mintmark position #1

 

I was thinking more position #2. There is no VDB.

 

Design sinking into the fields: check.

Blobby letters (IN GOD WE): check.

Old, familiar die chip on the inside of the left wheat ear: check. (The whole reverse is a train wreck.)

No need to check the mint mark position. It's a fake.

 

I am thinking counterfeit. The lettering is not sharp given the apparent grade of the coin, which is VF ish. "IN GOD WE TRUST" and "LIBERTY" have mushy letters which make me think that this something like a spark erosion counterfeit.

 

I'll go with counterfeit. Nothing look right about the coin.

 

I'll be the Number one to admit it and I still don't understand...

 

The spacing of the date numbers seem to indicate a product of a 1944 cent.

 

I'm not seeing that particular issue on this one. Just all the others indicating a from-the-ground-up fake.

 

Here are two altered 1944-D cent which has become "a 1914-D." The style of the date is different and there is too much space between the "9" and the "1."





My genuine 1914-D is not a great coin, but here it is.

 

C o u n t e...r f e i t r o u n d m e t a l t h i n g y.

 

The spacing looks good to me. I have no idea how you’re seeing that second 1 as an altered 4.

 

Amazing, I wonder when they first " doctored" the coins if they were able to sell them as 1914s. And, if you don't mind my asking as these yours and how did you come about owning these?

 

I took this to a trusted coin shop and the owner says he believes it is counterfeit. He is a PCGS and NGC dealer and I trust his opinion. It is not an altered 1944 or added mint mark. Something darker, perhaps.... In any case, too bad! Thanks for your opinions. I'll be posting other coins for your thoughts soon.

 

I bought it as part of a collection. I won't be losing money, but it would have been a bonus to have the real deal!

 

The wheat stalks are cartoonish.