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Message:: [QUOTE="BadThad, post: 2454614, member: 17261"]Yes, there were 4 die pairs used that created the 4 varieties of no D and weak D and the DP2 (strong reverse) is the most collected and valuable. The rest is incorrect. The MM was POLISHED off by mint workers, it was not "made without a MM by mistake".  There are FOUR types of "no D" cents, not just one: <a href="http://www.lincolncentresource.com/1922Ddievarieties.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentresource.com/1922Ddievarieties.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.lincolncentresource.com/1922Ddievarieties.html</a> Also, IMO, the DP 2 is not that "rarest", it is the MOST COLLECTED. IMO and from my experience, the other die pairs exist in lower numbers and rare "rarer" than the DP2 examples. We have a situation where collectors quickly realized the DP2's were missing the MM since it was obvious with the strong reverse. They were rapidly pulled from circulation by collectors. The other die varieties were harder to identify since the reverses were generally so bad. Most of them were discovered much later and in lower numbers because people couldn't tell if the MM was worn-off or if the coin was a variety. This is mostly due to ignorance, the MM is one of the last things to wear on a Lincoln. If the MM is worn, you generally can't even read the date.[/QUOTE]