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don't be jealous...

PostPosted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 10:54 am
by stlouiscoin
I was going through a $50 bag of wheats 3 weeks ago a pulled out 1 14-d. I was handsorting $5 in cwr looking for coppers sunday and pulled out ANOTHER 14-d!!! I about crapped my pants when I found the second one! Had to share!!

Re: don't be jealous...

PostPosted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:12 am
by daviscfad
Nice!

Re: don't be jealous...

PostPosted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:44 am
by highroller4321
Pictures or it didn't happen ;)

Re: don't be jealous...

PostPosted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 12:02 pm
by hobo finds
highroller4321 wrote:Pictures or it didn't happen ;)


And not of the pants! :lol:

Re: don't be jealous...

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:16 am
by willy13
The 14D I found turned out to be fake. :(

Re: don't be jealous...

PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:53 pm
by willy13
Below is a pic of my fake 1914D. From what I have been told, the extra space between the 9 and 1 is the indication that its a fake. Apparantly someone turned a 1944D into a 1914D. Well thats atleast what I have been told....
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Re: don't be jealous...

PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:59 pm
by NDFarmer
I have one just like it. It also has a wide gap between the 9 and the 1. :cry:

Re: don't be jealous...

PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 1:27 pm
by Robarons
Those fakes are easy to spot- I think the VDB has to be on his shoulder or something, where the 1944-D wheats VDB are some place else.

Also there is supposed to be a die crack from the bottom of his bust to the rim that is well known with 1914-D's as far I know

Re: don't be jealous...

PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 2:43 pm
by TheJonasCollegeFund
Also.....a different font of the "D" mintmarkwas used.

Re: don't be jealous...

PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 6:34 pm
by Numis Pam
stlouiscoin wrote:I was going through a $50 bag of wheats 3 weeks ago a pulled out 1 14-d. I was handsorting $5 in cwr looking for coppers sunday and pulled out ANOTHER 14-d!!! I about crapped my pants when I found the second one! Had to share!!


Would love to see pics of the two you found!
Would help a lot to be able to compare with this fake one that is pictured here! :thumbup:

Re: don't be jealous...

PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:33 pm
by iatetacos
i also want pics =) whats the value on a penny with this date and mint?

Re: don't be jealous...

PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 4:10 pm
by creshka46
Robarons wrote:Those fakes are easy to spot- I think the VDB has to be on his shoulder or something, where the 1944-D wheats VDB are some place else.

Also there is supposed to be a die crack from the bottom of his bust to the rim that is well known with 1914-D's as far I know


Yes. After they removed the VDB in 1909, it was totally abesent from the coins until 1918 or 1919 when the put it back on, very tiny, on the obverse, along the rim on Lincoln's shoulder. So if it has a VDB there, then it can't be from 1914

Re: don't be jealous...

PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:49 pm
by daviscfad
Robarons wrote:Those fakes are easy to spot- I think the VDB has to be on his shoulder or something, where the 1944-D wheats VDB are some place else.

Also there is supposed to be a die crack from the bottom of his bust to the rim that is well known with 1914-D's as far I know



You got that backwards. The 44 has VDB on the shoulder. 1910-1917 there are no VDB's. Willys yours is a 44-d

Re: don't be jealous...

PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 9:00 am
by TheJonasCollegeFund
Send me the coins! I'll take LOTS of pics.....maybe even a few Christmas cards with it.

Re: don't be jealous...

PostPosted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:35 pm
by Trapper30
better to be lucky than good :D