Ouch! 1914-D Lincoln Cent

[Rmeav8r]

Back at the church yard, I hit the curb strip on my way to my truck. I get a penny signal and my pinpointer says it’s very shallow...bummer! It’s dry, sandy, rocky with very little grass so I slip my digger tool in an pop out the plug. Still there, so I scoop out a handful and there it is in my palm...a wheat cent! A nice surprise! Back at my truck my friend looks at it for me and says “did you hit it with your digger?” He shows me and I say “I guess so, dang!” He then says it’s a 1914 and I’m happy because I don’t have one in my penny collection but bummed because I scratched it. Once I get home I look it up and see that a 1914-D Lincoln Cent is not a common cent but a potentially valuable coin! Now I’m really bummed! Lesson learned, treat every target like it’s the Holy Grail and you might not make the same mistake I did. I’ll also add that I’m no slouch, I haven’t hit a coin in years, I’m very careful and generally remove more soil than needed....but again lesson learned....the hard way!

 

[Rmeav8r]

Thanks for the update. My confidence is restored!

As mentioned earlier, due to the blister corrosion
you haven't affected the value of the coin at all ! No harm , no foul !

 

[JeffInMass]

You bring up an excellent point, because I cannot count the times I've basically stuck my Lesche in the ground for a shallow target and every now and then it's a silver ring or something good. Lesson learned as you pointed out and Congrats for finding a key-date Lincoln, regardless of the depth or ding!

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

I feel your pain.

 

[pescadore]

Congrats on the rare find regardless of the scratch !!

 

[Rmeav8r]

Ouch! Nice find as many others have said. Still happy to see another that was saved!
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