Nice Lincoln grnwavdav!! On the reverse, is there a large die break on the far right corner of the second roof, then again down the far right edge of the first roof, then most of the way down the last column? If there is, then my best guess is 1959D-1MM-001, D/D/D Southeast and west. (Coppercoins.com site should be credited for this attribution. Thanks fellas!) However, there might be some others I cannot find that will fit better. jeankay
Thanks jeankay. I've always enjoyed your RPM postings aswell. I don't think I have any die breaks on the corners but I do see something on the last column that matches the pictures on coppercoins. If it is a RPM-001 then it's most likely EDS because of the lack of die breaks and the less developed RPM. Tell me what you think.
Looks to me like it could be an early die state. Your coin has two distinct die scratches which are diagonal from close to the D. One going almost to the tail of the 9, and the other is quite short. Unless those are actual scratches in the metal instead of raised like a die scratch would be. Unfortunately there weren't any obverse markers shown to make a comparison. I cannot determine if your coin has a split serif on the upper corner of the mint mark.. or is it a ding or bag mark? The bottom left corner of the D sure does look like it is tripled. The space in the D appears to have straight line in it that looks almost like an edge of a reverse D, or it could be a die scratch.Sometimes it is quite difficult to see markers and such unless one has the coin in hand. I am going to post a fun MM I found a couple weeks ago and finally had it attributed. jeankay
Hi grnwavdav, I am looking in my RPM Book which has pictures of your 1959 D (RPM #1) in three different die states. There is a very long explanation of why the author placed these in the following order, having to do with the reverse of the coin. There are three stages shown here #1a, #1b, and #1c. When comparing your coin with these it appears to be more like the #1b. Of course this is always subject to a set of good eyes and interpretation, or having an expert examine the coin in hand. jeankay
It is THE RPM BOOK by John A. Wexler and Tom Miller, printed in May 1983. The book has been out of print for quite sometime so you might have trouble finding one that someone wants to sell. Do you have the Looking Through Lincoln Cents by Chas Daughtrey? I know you can check the Daughtrey book on coppercoins.com, but sometimes it is nice to have a book at hand to help you find errors and varieties. Good Luck, jeankay
Thanks jeankay, I don't have the Daughtrey book either. But thank you for the title names...I'll keep my eyes out for them.
I found another! I found another! But again this one doesn't have any die breaks on the columns or on the cornice. It doesn't even have any of the multitude of the other attributes that coneca lists for the different stages. It's weird. I pretty sure it a mm-001 also. Why do you think I don't have any of those attributes?
