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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rick busch, post: 5185587, member: 116481&quot;]I enjoyed the thread thank you.&nbsp; This coin to me would be a g06. There are about 10 years of early lincolns that required special consideration when grading, the 1922-d being one of them.&nbsp; The easiest of the 4 die variations is this die pair one with the distinctive die cracks. While they are not rare they are not common either.&nbsp; Regardless, the value is unaffected by the variety. (unless you can find a collector that cares, good luck with that).&nbsp; My research has about one in 20 having this error.&nbsp; As minting progressed with die pair one a third die crack is noted at about 9:00. This variety is about one in fifty 1922&#039;s. Although not rare if you consider that only about and unconfirmed 800,000 of these pennies left that would mean only 40,000 die pair ones have two cracks and only 16,000 left of the three crack variety.</p><p><br /></p><p>On to die pair four, presumably the last of the die pairs. The reverse is weak and slightly rotated clockwise. The hallmark feature is the coattails effect present due to a worn obverse die. From about 4:00 to 5:00 the coattail is blended in to the edge of the coin looking missing. This coin should be graded by the obverse as the lack of detail on the reverse is due to die condition not wear.&nbsp; Grading is done as a measure of wear. The rear has very little detail and will be unappreciated by many collectors.&nbsp; I find it beautiful as it shows the normal process of an aging die plate.&nbsp; I have not read this but believe two sets of plates where used in four die pairs to make 7 million pennies, fascinating really.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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