1914-D Cent...not right?

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  1. gopher29

    gopher29 Coin Hoarder

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  3. bqcoins

    bqcoins Olympic Figure Skating Scoring System Expert

    well, there is no way its a VF. More like a VG/F.
     
  4. sf340flier

    sf340flier New Member

    The D looks wrong. It's tilted, and even though it is hard to tell from the photo, it does not have that characteristic shape for a 1914. I would have passed.
     
  5. gopher29

    gopher29 Coin Hoarder

    I'm wondering if this could have been a 1911-D that somebody altered. Does anyone else think the "4" could be an altered "1"?
     
  6. ksparrow

    ksparrow Coin Hoarder Supporter

    there were 6 obv. dies used, with the D mm individually punched into each one.Thus there is room for variation in the MM position. I don't see anything about it that screams "fake!." Personally, unless you can examine it carefully in hand and also look for the obv. die line found on many specimens, I wouldn't buy one outside of a reliable tpg holder.
     
  7. SINED

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    Just A Guess

    Correct me if I'm wrong. A genuine 1914D has no VDB on the shoulder. Red Book warns of altered dates.
     
  8. CamaroDMD

    CamaroDMD [Insert Clever Title] Supporter

    That is correct. However, I see no signs of a VDB on this coin. I'm not a Lincoln expert...but nothing is jumping out as obviously bad to me.
     
  9. ryanbrooks

    ryanbrooks Active Member

    The '4' is not right.
     
  10. jnstrom

    jnstrom Member

    Hope he/she paid with paypal. They will get your money back if its a fake.:yawn:
     
  11. Arizona Jack

    Arizona Jack The Lincoln-ator

    I would have stayed away from it.

    If genuine, it sold at a fair price. It does not look either obviously real or fake to me, but does show some indicators of being genuine. The triangular mintmark and the die crack connecting the bust to the rim.

    It is just too difficult on these " maybe" coins to go by pics, and I have gotten into trouble in the past trying.
     
  12. kanga

    kanga 65 Year Collector

    I see it as a VG, and as such the price is very fair.
    CDN Bid, and for an eBay auction, that's quite good.
    Price probably kept down by the question of authenticity.
     
  13. sumorada

    sumorada Senior Member

    IMO altered 1911 D........the 4 is all wrong....
     
  14. diocletian

    diocletian Senior Member

  15. davidh

    davidh soloist gnomic

    The whole date looks a little "ragged".
     
  16. rockdude

    rockdude Coin Collector

    Not a very good picture to pay that much money for. The good part; you can get a refund. The buyer has made some great purchases in the last two months.
     
  17. Arizona Jack

    Arizona Jack The Lincoln-ator

    I think it looks funny, the 4 is either damaged or tooled
     
  18. mikenoodle

    mikenoodle The Village Idiot Supporter

    I agree. I think it's a 1911-D altered to make it into a 1914-D
     
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