I was getting into checking boxes of cents from the bank, but after about ten boxes of finding nothing, I gave up about a year ago. I still go through my pocket change to look for key dates before I put my change in a container, and today I found a good one! I couldn't believe it when I saw it. Sorry about the picture quality, I was trying to get my camera steady because I can't find my tripod. Also, some lint fell off of my camera onto the coin. I guess I should have dusted off the camera first. :-\
I was just looking on Wexlers website and my coin looks like a variety 1 or 2, but I don't see any of the die markers. Either the coin is too dirty or I'm not using a high enough magnification or it's fake? Edit: I just weighed it. It's 3.1 grams as it should be. Will die markers disappear over time when a coin is circulated?
If thats fake it is pretty good. Still nice! It seems the collectors are interested on some coins that look good to them even if they, "are how do you say "?.....well errors that have been made with or by someones hand.
Die markers never disappear but they can certainly be harder to identify with circulation wear. I'd say you have a genuine die 1. http://coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1972&die_id=1972p1do001&die_state=eds
Outstanding. Not withstanding the photo quality, your DDO excels in quality, dwarfing all other considerations. Besides it reinvigorates my determination to find some varieties / errors in change or BWR. Congrads for being attentive.
I have a cheap set of loupes I got at harbor freight a few years ago. I put the 3x inside the 5x and also have a little magnifying lens I got out of a broken monocular. This lens fits right inside of the loupes. I can just make out the die scratch that runs between the I and T when I turn it a certain way in the light.
I'll second the 'nice snag!' comment, so, NICE SNAG!!!Where the images are, well, not the greatest to 'guess the grade' by, what do you put the grade at????