Question(s) regarding 1922 No D Cents and PCGS grading

braddick

Was there a time PCGS would only grade the strong reverse as the official "No Mintmark" 1922 Lincoln cent?
For example, this auction shows a label without the 'strong' or 'weak' designation.
I seem to recall it wasn't until later PCGS would acknowledge the weak reverse and only graded strong reverse cents as No D.

Also, even the photos are weak, doesn't this particular Lincoln look under graded (per the guidelines for grading this variety)?

commoncents05

PCGS now denoted both Weak and Strong Reverse as No D, and notes which reverse on the holder. They only used to denote the Strong D.

I just sold a VG08 SR, and it looked very similar to the one linked.

-Paul

seanq

I'm pretty sure PCGS ithe early days treated these the same way ANACS did, in that only Die Pair #2 (the Strong Reverse) would be certified as "No D", while the other pairs were certified as "Weak D".

The coin looks accurately graded or maybe a bit overgraded to me. the wheat lines are 3/4 full on the right and 1/4 full on the left, so I think VG8 or VG10 is fair. I don't see any way that coin would upgrade to Fine with that little detail in the wheat lines.


Sean Reynolds

braddick

Thanks.
In comparing other auctions and the photo contained within, it seems even some FN12 PCGS graded coins have weak wheat lines on the Strong Reverse 1922's.

TPRC

My initial reaction also was f-12 based upon the reverse, but it is not a coin that I have a great deal of experience with so I would defer to the previous posts.