1914-D Lincoln cent, what do you think?

[trails]

Just ran across this auction on E-Bay. What do you think of this coin?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1914-D-LINCOLN-WHEAT-CENT-PENNY-ERROR-LOOK_W0QQitemZ180470704837QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item2a04e46ac5

BJ Neff

[1gtsfan]

i think it is authentic, but it looks like pmd, and not an error to me.

[hasfam]

Kind of looks like it was struck on a split planchet.
Rock

[trails]

Consensus over in the ECEI is that it is a possible counterfeit. Either way, it is a smaller size than the normal 1914-D Lincoln cent and whether treated by acid or milled for encasement, it is a bad deal.

BJ Neff

[koinmon]

Portrait doesn't look quite right to me; for a 1914-D.
George

[BadThad]

Somebody wasted their money on it. It's more than likely a counterfeit that was put in a vice and then acid soaked.

[jcuve]

Looks like garbage

[1gtsfan]

the first impression i had with this coin was that it may be fake. but, the mintmark location looks correct, and also Liberty is a bit weak. these features are seen on other examples of 14-d's including the one on the resource page.

i think this is the real deal, and maybe has some kind of postmint damage like it was running in a dryer or something.

the biggest concern i had was that the seller doesn't take returns.

[trails]

If the false dies were made from a real 1914-D Lincoln cent, one would expect to see a true replication of design elements. Some of the red flags; a no return policy, a planchet that appears to be to small, an out of round planchet, an unexplained weak strike and the coin is not encapsulated.

BJ Neff

[1gtsfan]

i better check with you guys when i buy one.

louis

[trails]

When buying the high end coins, it is always advisable to have an expert that can confirm your buy. Not the next day or even the next hour, but before you do buy that coin.

People, it has come down to a point where you must use extreme caution when buying any key, high end error or variety coin. There are just too many counterfeits out there and they are getting better all the time.

If I scare you, GOOD. I just do not want to see anyone, especially on this forum and the others that I do post on, get burned and waste their money on junk.

BJ Neff