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<p>[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 4584139, member: 5233"]I think VG8 is correct for this coin. The 1922 No D cent obverse die (Pair 2) was basically beyond end of life. To keep it going, the mint had to heavily polish it and as a result the D was polished out (as opposed to the other die pairs where the D was just obscured). This is why there is no "weak D" varieties with die pair 2 and why you have to rely more heavily on the reverse for grading.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, going with that...have a look at the PCGS Photograde site. They tend to not use coins known for poor strikes to give a decent "average" for each grade. The Die Pair 2 No D reverse is known for a relatively sharp strike. If you compare your coin to the Photograde site...I think VG8 is a pretty close match. What they use for VG10 is definitely better than your coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/photograde#/Lincoln/Grades" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/photograde#/Lincoln/Grades" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcgs.com/photograde#/Lincoln/Grades</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 4584139, member: 5233"]I think VG8 is correct for this coin. The 1922 No D cent obverse die (Pair 2) was basically beyond end of life. To keep it going, the mint had to heavily polish it and as a result the D was polished out (as opposed to the other die pairs where the D was just obscured). This is why there is no "weak D" varieties with die pair 2 and why you have to rely more heavily on the reverse for grading. So, going with that...have a look at the PCGS Photograde site. They tend to not use coins known for poor strikes to give a decent "average" for each grade. The Die Pair 2 No D reverse is known for a relatively sharp strike. If you compare your coin to the Photograde site...I think VG8 is a pretty close match. What they use for VG10 is definitely better than your coin. [URL]https://www.pcgs.com/photograde#/Lincoln/Grades[/URL][/QUOTE]
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