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Message:: [QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 292061, member: 307"]My Dad always said "if it seems too good to be true, it usually is" and I can't tell one way or the other from just the pics of the coin. I think a first-hand inspection is in order. I would like to give you this tidbit tho from  the "PCGS Official Guide to Grading and Counterfeit Detection". They list these diagnostics to a genuine 1914-D Lincoln Cent: The mintmark is decidedly angular. It's top and bottom are straight - and where it begins it's outer right curve, the "D" appears to turn a corner, rather than being rounded. The inside of the "D" is also made up of angles. The interior is almost a triangle, rather than being rounded throughout. Common alterations fail to reproduce the stylized mintmark correctly. They also show a picture showing a die crack connecting the bust to the rim on the genuine obverse. If it's real, God Bless! I am elated that you got it! One for the good guys! Honestly...I think the mm looks out of place, but then again I have to admit no real wealth of knowledge to draw upon for this coin, only the PCGS book. In the scans I also think that I see a VDB on the bust, the surest sign of an altered date. But like I said before, I can't tell from the scans. hope that helps[/QUOTE]