22D no D

I see what you are seeing, I will check the coin and see if it is a crack or contact mark.

 

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Back in May, I scored a 22 No D for ridiculously cheap money. It was ungraded, but correctly ID'd as a No D. I learned that the key to the No-D is the strong reverse of Die set 2.

Aside from the fact that the D jumped out at me in the OP's first post, the mushiness of the wheat stalk stems was key in telling me it is not a No-D. Look at the stems of the OP's coin's wheat stalks compared to this:

 

@Rick Stachowski What you are seeing is a contact mark, there isn't any trace of a die crack. I am still set on Die pair three.

 

There are four die pairs. It isn't expected for the reverse to look like die pair 2.

 

Die pair 2 is the No-D, Strong Reverse variety. It's the only die pairing that is considered the true No-D, and 1, 3, and 4 are considered Weak-D at best, and believed to be caused by grease filled dies. Die set 2 is from over-polishing because of a clash.

From lincolncentresource.com (click for the 1922 No-D page):

All 1922 weak D or No D coins fall into one of 7 categories:
1. Die Pair #1 Weak D (Weak Reverse)
2. Die Pair #1 No D (Weak Reverse)
3. Die Pair #2 No D (Strong Reverse) also called 1922 Plain
4. Die Pair #3 Weak D (Weak Reverse)
5. Die Pair #3 No D (Weak Reverse)
6. Die Pair #4 Weak D (Weak Reverse)
7. Die Pair #4 No D (Weak Reverse)

 

I agree it's die set 3. The E PLURIBUS UNUM is about as an exact match as you can get. I still think I see traces of the D though, so I would say Weak D/Weak Rev.

 

Keep in mind the reverse Dies for 1, 3 and 4 are struck with very late die states, or worn Dies . Die 3 should show the lower left part of O in ONE begins to spread into the field as the die deteriotates.

 

It must be the perfect contact mark, because it matches the location for the die crack perfect ...

 

Yes there is a slight trace of the MM visible. I am also in the same boat, weak D.

 

I do see what you are seeing, but only in the photos.

This is a Die Pair 3, I found that shows mine to a T. It's a PCGS MS63, the obverse and reverse match mine, except for wear of course. Notice the mushy WE the Liberty. the die striations on the Back of the coat.
The reverse is also a die match, even a Woody.
They do call this a No D weak D.
I set the reverse in correlation to the obv. It also has the 30 degree rotation.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/lincoln-ce...and-brown-pcgs-cac/a/1254-3564.s?type=NGC1254

 

This is where I 'm having a hard time matching yours up to #3 .

If you look at the image from Lincoln Cent Resource .. it's a earlier die state then yours, of course I'm using the wheat for comparison .
You can see the deterioration around the " O " of One, is really expanding .



Since your is a later die state, we should being seeing the " O" starting to deform


I would think by the die state your is in, it should look like this .

 

Now lets take a look at the date placement of the 2s .
Here's number #3 . See how the last 2 in higher then the first 2 .



Now look at yours, it's sits level like #1 .

 

After re-reading the descriptive text for the die pairs in the link I included earlier, I'm starting to think @Rick Stachowski is correct on Die #1. The die crack, which we were looking for before, is not always present.
WE is mushy enough, but the T, U, and T should be stronger then the R & S, and I don't really see that, but that could be because of a number of things.
Second 2 is weaker then the first 2
Reverse is crazy weak.

I dunno.....

 

Drinks for everyone...

 

As far as my knowledge is concerned the more metal flow from devices, and waviness of the die is a sign of a later die state. Not the other way around. The reverse shown does show some deterioration around the O just not the amount in the pic from linc cent resource.
Second you see a die crack that just isn't there.
Here is another photo of the reverse. and a close up of the "die crack" area.

Also, if we use the EPU photos from http://www.lincolncentresource.com/1922Ddievarieties.html
And you say that the reverse of the 22 weak D in question is a later die state.
EPU in a later die state could trail into the rim as the rev. photo'ed in Die pair 1 but beings that die cracks get stronger as the die progresses we should see a major die crack identifying it as 1.

In this case, I am using die pair 3 as an example. Using the cent in question EPU extends toward the rim like die pair 3, and starting with R is starts to fade from the rim detail. Die pair 1 does not fade to the rim and EPU is much more detailed, than die pair 3.

 

I am guessing there is a relation? I noticed that this is you first post. Welcome aboard.

 

THERE IS NO CRACK! Perhaps it's there and I can't see it either.

 

I don't see many cracks there, but perhaps they are there?

Instead of " I see Dead People", it is now " I see many cracks that aren't there" .

 

WOW! Nice coin! I had this one slabbed: