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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clad the Impaler, post: 1966199, member: 71684&quot;]Hello everyone.&nbsp; I am a new member here.&nbsp; I have been a metal detectorist since 2009.&nbsp; It was raining here this morning, so I couldn&#039;t go detecting.&nbsp; I decided to look through the wheat cents I have found in the 5 years I&#039;ve been detecting (I wanted to double check and make sure I didn&#039;t miss any key dates).</p><p><br /></p><p>Imagine my surprise when I found a 1922 no &quot;D&quot; !!&nbsp; While this is a dug coin with some environmental damage, the date is clearly visible, and there is definitely no &quot;D&quot; present.&nbsp; The reverse shows little wear, and I believe it to be the &quot;strong reverse&quot; variety.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now for the questions: </p><p><br /></p><p>1)&nbsp; Does anyone know of a RELIABLE/REPUTABLE wheat cent specialist in the Chicago area who can assess the cent and determine if it is in fact the &quot;strong reverse&quot; variety (they could also determine if it is worth sending in for grading)?</p><p><br /></p><p>2)&nbsp; There are a few other coins I&#039;ve found that I am considering sending in for grading; some copper, some silver.&nbsp; ALL ARE DUG COINS.&nbsp; I would like to know if it&#039;s worth it to send these in.&nbsp; List is below.</p><p><br /></p><p>***NOTE***&nbsp; These are in my safe deposit box, so I might not be able to post pics of them for a bit.</p><p><br /></p><p>They are:</p><p><br /></p><p>1914s wheat cent (F condition; env. dmg)</p><p>1908s indian head cent (rim nick; some verdigris)</p><p>1837 large cent (very worn; holed/pierced, but it&#039;s the only largie I&#039;ve ever found)</p><p>1861 seated liberty quarter (F possibly VF condition; remarkable for its age)</p><p>1894o Barber dime (F cond)</p><p>1897o Barber dime (F cond; this coin and the 1894o are the only 2 coins I&#039;ve ever found that have a mintage under 1 million)</p><p><br /></p><p>Your thoughts and advice are appreciated.&nbsp; I can try to post a pic of the &#039;22 wheatie tomorrow (my apt is very dark @ night and my webcam doesn&#039;t take the clearest pics sorry).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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