Hello, I picked this coin up from a dealers box. It was marked 1922 no d weak reverse. I've since showed it at a few shows I've gone to see what other dealers think. I've been told I should get it slabbed to be sure, one dealer said it wasn't the rarer no d variety and offered $100 for it (which I turned down perhaps I should have let him have it). Anyway I was thinking about listing it on an auction site and wanted to make sure I was listing it correctly. I believe it is die variety number 3. When examing coin under magnification I see no mint mark but when I scan coin it looks like there could be trace of mint mark there perhaps. As I understand it ANACS calls all die 1,3, and 4 types as weak d's regardless if mint mark is present or not. However on price guides there's quite a difference between weak d's and no d variety's. Would be interested in what people here think with regards to type and recommendation on how to list coin. Thanks
You do not have die #1, die #2, or die #4. The only possibility left is die #3. Most I (or likely all) die #3 coins have the reverses rotated about 15° ccw. If yours is, than it is very likely die #3. If not rotated, then it is probably not a no "D" coin. Look here; http://www.lincolncentresource.com/1922Ddievarieties.html. They have the best diagnostics I know of. As for "weak D" or "no D", the definition is that nothing should be visible under 10X. Your picture is only clear enough for me to say that I think there might be something there. In this case "nothing" all angles.
Try www.coppercoins.com The person there has written two books on just Lincoln Cents and if you show him those photos, he could tell you exactly what you may or may not have. Since he has taken virtually many thousands of photos on just that type of coin, he is sort of the real expert. And he is willing to discuss the facts with you.
