So is it a 14D???

One of my employees handed me this this afternoon while going through wheat cents. The MM looks to have the right shape, is in the right position, and is tilted slightly to the right. Is their enough left of this coin to call it a 14D?

 

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That coin is too far gone for me to tell for sure, but there is a way that might work. There is a die crack that runs from the bust to the rim on some 14-D's. It should be directly below the first "1" in the date. I cannot tell for sure if it is there from your pictures. If it is there, there is a good chance it is a 14-D. If it is not there, it means nothing.

BTW, my first guess is that it is a 1944-D.

 

There is something... but it's worn as well. It is more apparent in hand but I caught it as best I could. Click the pics to blow them up. I had to rotate the coin a little to get it.

 

I'd have to say 1944 D, but thats just my opinion. Good luck!

 

That is where it is supposed to be as best I can tell. I thought I might be seeing something there, but I could not tell for sure. You might try looking in "Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection". There is a good picture on page 242. In hand you might be able to tell.

 

I know that it could be a 14D but who would pay much for it in this condition anyway.

 

Haha, I bet that grades less than PR1.

 

The MM is too high for a '14 D.

 

Not

 

If it is a genuine 1914-D it will not have VDB on the truncation of Lincoln's bust. If you see VDB on the truncation of Lincoln's bust it cannot be a genuine 1914-D. VDB was removed from Lincoln Cents mid-way through 1909 and was not restored to the coin until 1918. A 1944-D would have VDB on Lincoln's bust.

 

I'd say that its a not 1914. The digit in question looks about as large as the fourth one, which looks like a four. That's why I'm saying its not 1 but rather another number.

 

I would say no as well, I agree that the 3rd digit looks to large to be a "1". Can you see a V.D.B?

 

Thank you for posting this; I never knew about the 1918 placement of VDB and feel quite foolish right now for never having noticed.


On topic that third digit lucks mighty similar to a "4" in my opinion...

 

We are not born with that knowledge. I like to store information like that away so I can use it later. A clue like this one can be VERY helpful. In the case of the Wheat Cent in the OP the last digit is a 4 and it has a 'D' mintmark. That means the coin could only have been minted in 1914, 1924, 1934, 1944 or 1954. The key 1914-D is ONLY one of those possibilities that does not have VDB on Lincoln's bust. So, if VDB is on Lincoln's bust on this coin it cannot be a 1914-D.

 

Really looks like a 44 to me. But that's about the most worn Lincoln I have ever seen.

 

It's a 44-D, Value : $0.01! But keep looking!