1990 D cent with wrong initials?

Does it look to you like the G in the FG is a transitional coin? Instead of the strong G it looks like it has just the vertical line. What do you guys think? I'm just not sure. I guess it could be the way it was struck.

 

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Do you mind explaining "transitional coin"? I've never heard that term before.

 

Too much magnification? The less mag, the more it looks normal! Anything over 20/30X magnification you can find just about anything your mind will let you!!

 

I'll have to see if I can dig up a link, but there's one from 1988 that displays the reverse of 1989 and iirc is most easily identified by the designer initials.

 

@Seattlite86

http://www.lincolncentresource.com/Featured/1988RDV6.html

http://www.doubleddie.com/278743.html

 

These make my head hurt and now I have more coins to look for when I'm going through my change. Thanks for the good read.

 

Hard to say, but it looks like the fancy G to me.

 

Here's the difference.

 

Am I catching this correct that all cents afer 1989 should have the FG with serifs?

 

1989 through 1992. Then they stop doing the serifs. Between the transitional period of the serifs being changed in 1989, some of the 1988 cents were stamped with the serifs and some of the 1989 cents were stamped without the serifs. It is an error.

 

It is not an '88 reverse initials. The "F" is of 1989 reverse.

 

The OP coin has a normal FG ( 90-D ) and here's some images . Pay attention to the bottom loop on the G ...
http://varietyvista.com/01b LC Doubled Dies Vol 2/Memorial Reverse Design Varieties.htm

 

OK got it now, Thanks. Had not heard of transitional period. Like prodution with a new set of dies.

 

Thank you guys!

 

Thanks for the post Sheila, and Rick for the cool site link.

 

Or imagination.

 

Or immigration!

 

1988 WAM is a money coin?

 

No. it is supposed to be wide.