Hey Lincoln Cent Guys - 22D Without D

Playing around on a local auction site and stumbled upon this. The thing bids this afternoon and nobody is showing any interest. Now I am not a cent guy but I do know that in 1922 Denver produced all our cents. I know I have seen discussions about a "no D" 1922 cent. I believe this one would fit that description. Is this just an anomaly or is this a potential diamond in the rough?

 

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I don't know about the mint mark. Looks weak just a bit.
But that could be a small Lamination on the reverse.

 

Not a cent guy but isn't there a "no-D" and a "weak-D"? That one looks like it may be the latter?

 

I don't know the series. Hoping somebody that is familiar with it will come along and let me know. At this point I am into it for six bucks so it is a very low risk.

 

Weak D, the reverse is to weak to be anything other.
The no D would have a stronger reverse.

 

Hey Dennis. Thanks... Does that make it a desirable variety?

 

diamond in the rough, I think so.

 

Thanks brother!

 

Randy…there are no listings for “Weak D”. Not NGC, PCGS nor Numismedia.

It’s all “No D” with either a Strong Reverse or a Weak Reverse and BN, RB or RD coloring/toning (or lack thereof). Curiously, Numismedia does not hold to convention and does not list a 1922 No D; they just list a No D as “1922” as if from Philadelphia. Confusing, for sure as we all know none were minted from Philly in 1922.

So, you have a 1922-D with a weakly struck mint mark with a weak reverse. Since there are no listings for this combination you are stuck with listings for 1922-D only.

I wish I had better, unambiguous info for you but that’s all I could find…Spark

 

@Randy Abercrombie that's a "weak" D variety. While it's not "worthless", it doesn't have much value, either. A few years ago, you could have bought it for less than $50. The way coin prices have gone since Covid, I don't know? But, usually it attracts very little interest.
Edit to add: I just went back and saw what you had the bid at, $6, so, it has some collecting value, so where you're at is very good, I would think?

 

Well good deal... At worst I have a max bid of twenty on the deal so it sounds like I may end up alright. Thanks!

 

So far I am the only bidder. They have rolls of wheats on the site that are getting all the action. I plugged in a max of twenty and my bid showed at six bucks. Supposed to close this afternoon so we will see...... I have gotten a little jaded about these sort of deals lately. Seems each time I stumble on a piece I like all the bidders start hitting it hard near the end of the bid. I wish I had that kind of time in my life!

 

@Randy Abercrombie
Copied from USA Coin Book Site:
All 1922 Lincoln Wheat Cents (Pennies) were minted at the Denver Mint and should have received a "D" mintmark. An issue arised at the Denver Mint where the coin dies used to strike coins were being overworked and overused. Some coins would receive a weak "D" mint mark and in some very rare cases the mint mark would be completely missing. The rest of the coin features would have a weaker strike as well since the dies were so worn out. The "No D" variety is the rarest and most valuable. The penny is automatically classified as a "Weak D" variety if there are any traces of the "D" mint mark. Some coins will have a "Strong Reverse" or a "Strong Obverse" which means that the worn out dies were just replaced with new ones.
Coin Value: G4 - $30

 

IMHO
If it's that tough to tell what you have, your time is better spent on something else.

 

Interesting. I'll have to go through my bag of 20's Wheaties and see if I've got any of these 1922 weak D pennies.

 

@Randy Abercrombie I can see a weak D right where it should be. I have a no D and it doesn’t look anything like this coin. The D is faint and it’s between the 9 and the first 2, with most big it being under the first 2. Given the condition of this coin and being a weak D, I’d pass.