1987 D Lincoln Initials "E.G." on reverse, not "F.G."!! Error? Value? Help!

So my buddy comes over today, and throws me a couple pennies because he always bares witness to me geeking out on coins, any free chance I get. All are nothing even interesting, until, I am looking upon the last one he handed me. As I almost am preparing to dismiss the coin and throw it in the "spenders pile" The initials on the back next to the Lincoln Memorial that normally appear F.G. Looked a little peculiar. I grab my magnifying glass which comes equipped with a small L.E.D, and inspect more closely. I must've checked and rechecked 8 times, and even pulled my aside to verify my findings...
We've both agreed upon the same conclusion that the 1987-D cent does indeed have the intials E.G. on the reverse instead of the usual F.G.
We've also compared it side by side to another 1987 Lincoln and drawn the same conclusion.

I now come to you, great people, of the Coin Talk community to look at my penny, draw your own conclusions, and share your thoughts.


If you happen to agree with my conclusion, I have a few questions in mind too, that Id love to atleast get some outside speculation on before I make the investmen, and send it to PCGS.

Thanks for participating in my first CT thread and I look forward to every ones input. ( AS LONG AS YOURE NOT A JERK) LOL

 

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You could have left that out.

 

And is probably why his thread has thus far failed to gather much attention...

Although I cannot clearly see the cause of the anomaly, the coin is nothing special and is not an error.

 

Okay, I'll be a jerk and tell you that we need a better close-up of the designer's initials, but it really looks like damage to me.

Chris

PS. Welcome to the neighborhood.

 

You'll not be here long....

 

Grow a spine, snowflake.

 

I love this site.

 

Your story is way to long and unnecessary.
It's a simple plating issue. The FG looks like a EG.. But it is not
Worth - 1 Cent
Don't waste your money sending it to PCGS