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1922 No D 1C Strong Reverse MS63 Brown PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:26,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1922 No D 1C Strong Reverse MS63 Brown PCGS
<B>1922 No D 1C Strong Reverse MS63 Brown PCGS.</B></I> Die Pair #2. Though the 1922 No D varieties are immensely popular today, numismatists did not realize their significance at first. Lange (2005) comments on that lengthy process in his <I>The Complete Guide to Lincoln Cents</B></I>: "Most collectors of the 1920s took little notice of current coins of the regular types, a fact made quite obvious when no mention of this variety appeared until late in the decade. Ten years later, readers of <I>The Numismatist</B></I> were still writing in to announce their 'discovery' of 1922 cents seemingly made at the Philadelphia Mint."<BR> Of the three known die pairs that produced No D or Weak D cents, Die Pair #2 has achieved the greatest popularity, while the other two have lagged in the numismatic marketplace. Two major reasons are cited. One is the bold reverse of the second die pair, more aesthetically appealing than the poorly detailed reverses of the other die pairs, while the other is the consistency with which Die Pair #2 produced No D strikes; while Die Pairs #1 and #3 each produced Weak D examples, such coins are unknown for Die Pair #2.<BR> When discussing the elusive nature of 1922 No D cents, Lange writes: "Since the normal 1922-D cents are already scarce in Mint State, the no-D and partial-D varieties, forming a minority of the total mintage, are that much more so." Coins such as this Select piece are real prizes. The surfaces are chocolate-brown with subtle blue undercurrents and a delicate crescent of lemon-gold at the upper reverse. Though the obverse shows typical softness, the boldness of the faintly abraded reverse is equally characteristic. An appealing exemplar for the grade assigned.<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Victor D. Brenner<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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