According to Wexler's site, you have a WRPM-015. It's actually a D/D/D, triple! I can see the underlying doubling under all the crud in the middle.
I thought it was D/D/D but did not want to hold out too much hope. Thank you for helping to identify it. I am still a novice and unless it is obvious, I am very hesitant to pin something down.
I tell most cherry pickers this, if you don't have the Cherry Picker's guide, the next best resource is the doubleddie.com site. Wexler has fully distinguished photo references for all the varieties.
I do have the Cherrypickers' Guide and try to use it often. However, perhaps because the cents I am working with are very circulated, I have trouble matching anything I think is positive for RPM or other.
While the cherrypicker's guide is a great resource, it is not thorough enough to pick out the small things. I would recommend coppercoins.com, since they have by far one of the most extensive archives of Lincoln Cent varieties. Now, about the coin in question. I can say for certain this is not Wexler's 015, based solely on the mintmark positioning. Alas, we may never know if it is listed because of the circulation wear, but hey, an RPM is an RPM.:smile Keep up the hunt!
LOL good, I didn't want to be a killjoy...just wanted to clear up that it wasn't 015. Maybe try to get some markers on coppercoins.com. There are quite a few RPMs for the date!
You are not a kiljoy and I was just checking coppercoins. It can be frustrating with all the varieties. I see what you mean though about the MM location regarding Wexler's 15.
It certainly can be tricky. Here is my method of matching things up on coppercoins.com that works well in my opinion. This is after you type in the date, mintmark, and variety on the site: 1) find varieties that have a similar appearance. If yes, then... 2) compare mintmark positioning. If that doesn't match up, move onto the next similar listing. If mintmark positioning does match up, then... 3) check for markers. This is an optional stage, mostly used if the variety is minor and has lots of similar looking listings. Good luck, and keep up the hunt
That seems like a very logical approach. I think many of these can narrowed down quite a bit from steps one and two.
Logical AND efficient. I have learned this pattern the same way you are, by trying to match up very minor varieties picked out of circulation, such as minor tilted/rotated RPMs where there are a lot for one date. And if you think 1957 has a lot, just check how many 1960 has...complete nightmare!
That is the same with me though I am looking at a lot of 100 BU bankrolls from a coin dealer that would be only memorials. Also, I'm gonna post this 1958D I found about a week ago.
