I dont know. I know in their pictures they have it doesnt show it very well, but most weak D examples i have seen show the die wear on the O. Their die pair 1 kinda shows the flattening.
I think it's a die 2 No-D. All the markers are there and I don't see any trace of a D. There is a small nick below the date but its above and to the right of where the D should be. I think this is a true No-D and the best one of have.
Die Pair #2: • Absolutely no trace of a D • Second 2 in date is sharper than the first 2. • All letters in TRUST are sharp. • WE is only slightly mushy. • L in LIBERTY butts up against the rim. • Reverse is sharp with nice wheat lines Looks well circulated but matches all the diagnostics. Nice coin to complete a set of NO D 1922's. Try collecting all 4 die varieties. Happy collecting.
I'm hardly seeing any wheat lines at all, which is what I was questioning. I agree that all the obverse diagnostics are there.
This coin has significant wear. It can be hard to tell with the obverse because the die was so worn. The reverse just has wear. These are harder to grade but in my opinion it’s lower grade because of this.
This is a coin that is graded primarily by the reverse. The wear that you see on the reverse is there because the coin circulated. On the obverse the wear is tougher to see because of the die deterioration, but it’s there as well, as it should be. On both sides. The obverse is a combination of mushy details and wear, and that’s why it looks so low grade. The verdict: circulated (Fine or under) 1922 No-D Die Pair #2
I rummaged through the Heritage archive for a bit. A lot of F-15 and a few VF-20 examples had a similar look on the obverse, but much more wheat detail on the reverse. Yes, these are hard to grade.