1989 w/88 reverse?

[Dearing]

Ive heard of the 88's w/89 reverse but I think I found a 89 w/88 reverse... Is that a common or did it happen much?

Here is a pic of the second 89 with 88 rev, a better pic.

[TPring]

I cannot recall hearing about any 89s with an 88 reverse but, it could have happened.

I believe you have the correct reverse for 89. The letter F has a longer top bar for the RDV-006 but the pics are not real clear.

Good luck with it.

[Dearing]

Thank you, i had read that the 89 was suppose to have a seriff and line going down the G like the reverse on the 88... but im not real sure lol thank you for yr input.

[VAB2013]

Sometimes the FG on 89's looks thinner and lacks the boldness of what the 89 FG normally looks like because of die wear and die abrasion. Here's a good example of that, that I just ran across!

[Dearing]

Yeah i noticed that and think that first one might have a light seriff... Do you think both of them are correct reverses? Doesnt the width away from the building play a part too, im not sure to be honest?

[VAB2013]

Best I can tell yours look normal for 1989. Here's a link to lincolnresource.com, scroll down to the very bottom and you will see pics of the RDV005 (normal one for 1986 to 1988) and the RDV006 (normal one for 1989 to 1992) with a line drawn against the right side of the G. This is what I look for when it's not easy to tell for sure.

[Dearing]

Ok, I appreciate the input and info and link

[VAB2013]

You are very welcome! Happy Hunting!

[Dearing]

I looked at the link and the 89 should have a seriff and a bump at the bottom, my second pic i dont think has neither one... I may be wrong, it wouldnt be the first time lol thanks again.

[enamel7]

Many of the 89s have die abrasions from being polished. This was due to damage called during striking of the coin. There have never been any 1989 cents with the reverse of 88.

[Dearing]

Ok, thank ya... I appreciate the knowledge

[jfines69]

I'm with the others... Looks to be a worn normal rev... It can take a while to recognize the differences between the 2 RDVs but it is fun to get the old blood pressure kicked up a few notches when we think we found it

[Petespockets55]

For a lot of the reasons you are running into, I have started looking at the lower bar of the F and where it lines up in relation to the top of the G.
Quite a few people, myself included, have trouble being able to tell some of the diagnostics because of blisters, abrading of the die, die wear, distance of the initials from the building, etc.
We've had some pretty lively discussions trying to determine 005 from 006 on hard to tell specimens.
But the lower bar of the F seems to work for me no matter how bizarre the G gets.

[VAB2013]

I understand what you are saying Cliff. Trying to determine a RDV006 on a 1988 can be a real headache. Finally I came to the conclusion that if it's that hard to tell if it is or is not then it's not a very good example even if it is

[Petespockets55]

Exactly Viv.
I've come to the same conclusion. If it is not easy to tell, then it isn't.