What a crying shame..

I was wondering at first glance why this 1914D wheatback was so cheap
The 2nd pic tells it all.

The seller is claiming the reverse was from a bad strike and worn die..

Edit: Poorly struck..

 

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Bad strike an worn die my ....

 

Looks like a hole filler
You know which hole

 

Don't get me started , it's only Monday ! LOL

 

How about a "What a Crying Shame" themed Type collection? You can add this 1849-O quarter to it...

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/wth-is-going-on-with-this-bid.369423/

 

Looks like my Dog chewed it!

 

Or a "crying shame" lincoln cent collection. My neighbor growing up was a metal detectorist. He found a EF/AU 1909 S VDB with 3/4 of a hole drilled through the top to wear it as a necklace.

 

What a crying shame

 

"Stupid is what stupid does Forest."

 

Ebay gave me auto discount so its now available for $105..

I could always mill the obverse off a 1909 VDB and tack it to the back of this coin and sell it as a rare 1914D VDB
Just trying to give this XF obverse 14D some type of life

 

What a shame but that's about what I paid for mine and mines in much better shape.

 

this coin would go in my road kill jar.

 

And I would be happy to take it off your hands. I can't believe anyone on here thinks this well-worn Lincoln has no value. It would be a treasure to someone putting together a PCGS Low-Ball Registry Set. I think the Low-Ball idea is ridiculous myself, but there are some collectors who would pay big money for coins no better than this. Alan Herbert stated more than once that dateless 1916 S-L 25c were worthless, but I've seen them go for more than $1,000 in Heritage auctions. This '14-D looks much better to me than a dateless '16 25c.

 

i have about 40lb of bad ones you wane to buy them?

 

So, this is an educational question - I'm still learning.

What is the story with this coin? What could have happened that made it this way? Excellent condition on the obverse and badly worn on the reverse?

Or is it just assumed to be counterfeit?

Are there no situations that could have caused this uneven kind of wear? What if the coin was face-down on a wood floor, lodged in tight, and people stepped on it , wearing out the reverse, while the obverse stayed in good shape?

I'm asking out of a real interest in learning about coins, I'm not trying to be funny or antagonize.

Any insight into this would be appreciated.

 

Only if there are several '14-Ds in them, and only if you'll take all my junk cents in payment.

 

anyone experienced or not can see that there was deliberate smoothing of the reverse , but at $115 I guess there's some out there that will pay .

 

Why would someone deliberately smooth the reverse? What is the intended purpose?

 

I am thinking also it had to be deliberate..
If it was stuck somewhere and grinding against something that caused the reverse to be so bad, I would think the obverse would have some type of marks also.

Could it be it got stuck in a couch and the reverse was taking all the punishment from the floor or what not, while the obverse was up against the fabric??


Like mentioned though, if only coins can talk and this one being 106 years old.

 

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