Is this a 14-D Lincoln?

I was looking through my tube of cents with dates in the "teens," and I looked a little closer than I had before at this one.

Okay, try not to laugh...

Is that little blob with a hole below the date a "D" or is it just another crater in this pizza-faced coin?

 

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Sorry, there's no way I could tell if it's a 1914 or if that's a D.

 

Sorry for the poor photo. Under a loupe it's pretty clear it's a 14. Just don't know the "D" part...

 

Okay, how about an even worse photo? Under the "right lighting" it looks like a 14-D! Honest...

I'll see what I can do about getting a good shot of the date...

 

Trying again...

 

The 14 is obvious, the D not so much so...

 

...but just the idea that it could be a 14-D, isn't that alone worth something?

 

My first impression was that it was a 1934...

 

That what my eyes see, also !

 

I also saw a 34.

 

But... but...

 

Hahaha when you make your pictures that small, it could be anything
I see too much of a curve where the 1 would be. Looks more like a 3.

 

Doh!

 

I also saw a 34. The 1934 has a different looking date than many other cents.
The 3 is an odd shape and the 4 is very short.

 

Hmm that won't click larger.

 

Felt the same as @Michael K - that '34 date is a bit unique. I've also gone through the "doing everything in my power to see a 14d in a pitted wheat I've found in a bag" exercise. Same with a 16D Mercury...haha

 

Uh...does look more like a 34

 

Looks like a 1914 D, the vertical and curve seem to be there

 

But I don't have my glasses on

 

I see what you're talking about 1914 and the D is between the 9 and the 1