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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coin-crazy, post: 1136096, member: 25217&quot;]To update this thread,I sent this coin out to John Wexler</p><p>and this is what he said,</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hello,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I just finished processing a package (envelope) from you postmarked February 11, 2011.&nbsp; It contained one 1988 <span style="color: #366388">Lincoln cent</span> with the transitional reverse (reverse of 1989).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Your observations are good.&nbsp; It is indeed a specimen of the working die that I have listed as 1988 1c WTRD-004.&nbsp; The markers on the reverse are a perfect match.&nbsp; When I first looked at the obverse I thought that perhaps it might be a new stage where the reverse was paired with a different obverse die.&nbsp; However, closer study showed that it still has the parallel die scratches that run from the beard.&nbsp; Apparently this is a later stage of the obverse die where the obverse was heavily abraded for some reason.&nbsp; Why the obverse was abraded and not the reverse is puzzling, but it apparently did happen.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Your coin is now in my files as 1988 1c WTRD-004B which is a new stage listing for this working die.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The updates on this variety should appear on my website before the end of the day.&nbsp; Your coin will go out in the mail today.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Good luck with all of your continued collecting efforts.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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