1953-S Lincoln Wheat Cent R.P.M? I’m Trying If Anything!

Jlynn8523

If so what grade would you possibly give this one?

jonathanb

What grade would YOU give it? Explain your answer clearly and maybe we'll all learn something.

mr1931S

Looks like '53-S to me.

I would add that typos happen. I do it all the time. But they are easy to fix here. OP, just click on the big stargear thingie in upper right hand corner of your original post and you will be able to edit the title of your post. Change title from "1953-D" to "1953-S" can be done that way.

MsMorrisine

that S has either some crud in it or has die chips.

grade? need to see both sides of whole coin

but

I'll express it in money terms: one cent, circulated

Herb_T

$1 coin for someone that needs one.

Jlynn8523

well in comparison to the 21 0r so different varieties for this particular coin the S is much closer then the intended business strike

MsMorrisine

This is PCGS’ CoinFacts:

https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1953-s-1c-bn/2810

The very first picture appears to have the mm in the same position

The mint marks back then we’re hand punched into the die. That can mean the are all over the place. It can also lead to a repunched mint mark. There is no sign of a RPM here.

tincup

I don't see anything that indicates an RPM to me. Probably a mid to lower VF grade.

Jlynn8523

My fault 27 different ones not 21!

jonathanb

As MsMorrisine said, the mintmarks were punched into the dies by hand. There are 27 varieties listed on that site. That doesn't mean there are 27 total varieties. In fact, there are hundreds of varieties for that date and mint. Maybe thousands. I couldn't find the total number of dies produced that year on a quick look, maybe someone else can come up with a number.

The point is, there are so many varieties for that date and mint that nobody has bothered listing them all. If you have something that isn't listed on that site, then you have one of the others that were so uninteresting that they weren't worth listing in the first place.

mr1931S

@jonathanb said:
As MsMorrisine said, the mintmarks were punched into the dies by hand. There are 27 varieties listed on that site. That doesn't mean there are 27 total varieties. In fact, there are hundreds of varieties for that date and mint. Maybe thousands. I couldn't find the total number of dies produced that year on a quick look, maybe someone else can come up with a number.

The point is, there are so many varieties for that date and mint that nobody has bothered listing them all. If you have something that isn't listed on that site, then you have one of the others that were so uninteresting that they weren't worth listing in the first place.

Generally speaking, the more spread there is on an RPM, the more interesting it is to the collector. The more interesting piece will command a higher price from the collector who is seeking said piece for his or her collection. OP, check out coppercoins.com. Over 25,000 images of Lincoln cent varieties can be seen on Daughtrey's web site.

In 1940's and 1950's 'S' mint Lincolns, the inverted 'S' varieties are of most interest to me.

moursund

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In 1940's and 1950's 'S' mint Lincolns, the inverted 'S' varieties are of most interest to me.

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... As opposed to the 1909 VDB Lincoln, where the invented 'S' variety is of the most interest (at least to get listings pulled from eBay) 😉

mr1931S

@moursund said:

@mr1874 said:
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In 1940's and 1950's 'S' mint Lincolns, the inverted 'S' varieties are of most interest to me.

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... As opposed to the 1909 VDB Lincoln, where the invented 'S' variety is of the most interest (at least to get listings pulled from eBay) 😉

The very real possibility that there could be a 5th die variety for 1909-S V.D.B. is a bitter pill to swallow for some. That's all I have to say about it here lest I be accused of hijacking this thread.

ricko

Does not look like an RPM... just die chips... No numismatic premium. Cheers, RickO