Hi, I was wondering what this coin is worth? It doesn't have to be exact, just an estimate. Thanks.
I think your coin has been altered. https://www.ngccoin.com/resources/counterfeit-detection/top/united-states/4/ https://coinauctionshelp.com/1914-d-lincoln-cent-counterfeit/
Just look at the closeness of the numbers. The 19 and the 14 are the same distance but the 91 are further apart. It’s very noticeable. It damaged so I think $.02 is $.01 to high.
Plus the 1 in 19 is much shorter than the 1 in 14 on the altered coin. On the real 1914 D the ones are exactly alike.
Here are a couple of those altered 1944-D to 1914-D pieces that were done with a little more subtlety. The fact that the obverses were re-toned after the alterations on the first "4" sort of gives them away. The big give away for these fakes that are executed better is the space between the "9" and the fake "1". Here is a well circulated example of the real thing. Note that the style of the digits in the date is different.
If you know it was altered, why are you wasting peoples time by pretending to post a legit question? It is a rather obvious alteration at that. Members think your a new collector and are actually asking for help and trying to learn, not someone playing games. Not the best way to introduce yourself to the group, IMO
I would not jump on him too hard. I have a sad story. I was manning a club table at a large show when I lady stopped by to find out what a coin she had was worth. It was a "1914-D cent." She had purchased it as a gift for her late husband and was looking to see what it was worth. Sadly, it was one of these altered 1944-D cents. It was hard to tell her that.
Normally the other giveaway is that the genuine 1914-D has no VDB on Lincoln's shoulder, whereas an altered 1944-D MIGHT. I say "might" because it looks like the above examples may have been tooled to remove the initials. Or photoshopped.
They are my photos, and I didn’t Photoshop them because I don’t know how. I could have fooled with them with my old Microsoft photo program, Photoshop Elements is hard to use and not does not give out its secrets easily. The VDB thing is something you can use, but something most people have to detect with a 10X or stronger glass.
