1922, PLAIN, LINCOLN CENT

[Swanie1]

A number of years ago, I was metal detecting in an old small town park. I had found quite a few coins when a young boy rode up on his bicycle and asked how I was doing. We talked for awhile and he said " I've got some coins in a tobacco can at home. Do you want to see them?". I said OK and he was back in a minute with the coins. He told me that he would trade me some for some of my found coins. At that time, I wasn't very knowledgeable about coins and wasn't sure what I lacked or what I was even looking for. He dumped them out on a picnic table. I began looking through his coins and noticed a 1922 Lincoln cent. We traded a few coins, back and forth. The 1922 rang a bell with me but I didn't realize what it was until I got home and looked it up in a coin magazine. After examining it I noticed that it didn't have a "D" on it. I felt kind of guilty about it, later, but, truthfully, I didn't know what I had and had no idea who the kid was.
My digital camera didn't show the true copper color of the coin.

[girardpaguy]

I think this site may help you out.
HH
Mark

http://www.coinfacts.com/

[Neil in West Jersey]

Fantastic find! I wont tell if you don't!

The coin was actually minted in Denver, according to Coinfacts:

This rare variety was caused when the mintmark became filled with crud on a worn die.

That is roughly a $500 coin according to the Red Book!!


WTG!!!!!

[camperlee]

talk about luck awesome find.

[allen]

great looking wheatie !!