Wheat pennies - "L on rim"

Blackin

Looking through eBay simply to see what others are selling certain Lincoln wheats for and seems half the listings say their pennies are "RARE" due to the L touching the rim.

Now.... I look at the pics they post and while some of them are really close, most are not actually touching the rim.

My question is..... is this some form of scam thing? Is this actually a real thing? What's the deal?
Because of have a LOT of pennies with the L a lot closer and/or actually touching the rim.

TomB

In general, it would be best to provide an illustration such as an image with a question like this, or perhaps a link to what you are writing about. Regardless, what I interpret the question to be asking is about the endless scam listings on ebay. So, yes, these Lincolns and the offers for sale are nothing to most of us.

Old_Collector

@Blackin said:
Looking through eBay simply to see what others are selling certain Lincoln wheats for and seems half the listings say their pennies are "RARE" due to the L touching the rim.

Now.... I look at the pics they post and while some of them are really close, most are not actually touching the rim.

My question is..... is this some form of scam thing? Is this actually a real thing? What's the deal?
Because of have a LOT of pennies with the L a lot closer and/or actually touching the rim.

The whole L on or near rim is indeed a scam, there is no variety based upon that in Lincoln cents and that is not considered an error. Coins are mass produced and there are some tolerances that allow for things such as that.

FredWeinberg

Struck from worn or overused dies – very common, not considered an error,

ernie11

The only instance I know of where an L touching the rim is important is that it is just one diagnostic for a 1922 no D Lincoln Cent with the Strong Reverse.

MarkKelley

If you have "a lot" of them with the L on the rim, you can rest assured everyone else does as well. This is not an error, not a rarity and not worth a fortune.

MsMorrisine

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/13973349/#Comment_13973349

MsMorrisine

see also:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/13973332/#Comment_13973332

MFeld

@Old_Collector said:

@Blackin said:
Looking through eBay simply to see what others are selling certain Lincoln wheats for and seems half the listings say their pennies are "RARE" due to the L touching the rim.

Now.... I look at the pics they post and while some of them are really close, most are not actually touching the rim.

My question is..... is this some form of scam thing? Is this actually a real thing? What's the deal?
Because of have a LOT of pennies with the L a lot closer and/or actually touching the rim.

The whole L on or near rim is indeed a scam, there is no variety based upon that in Lincoln cents and that is not considered an error. Coins are mass produced and there are some tolerances that allow for things such as that.

While coins with that feature aren’t rare or valuable, “scam” sounds at least somewhat over the top.

MsMorrisine

FW has 10,000 emails waiting on him

safari_dude

Notice the seller has 0 feedback score…..so another ‘let me reel you in on this really scarce coin’ seller….of which there are literally 100’s of on eBay. They all use the same wording with horrible photos and a common coin hoping to nab that one unsuspecting buyer. Buyer beware! 😉

MsMorrisine

@safari_dude said:
...of which there are literally 100’s of on eBay...

seems like thousands from the above

safari_dude

@MsMorrisine said:

@safari_dude said:
...of which there are literally 100’s of on eBay...

seems like thousands from the above

I was being conservative…..but yeah, thousands and more by the day…..