But then I was going through some coins I had put in the rock tumbler for cleaning, and this 1914 wheat cent caught my eye. I looked, I looked again, and darn if I can't see a really faint D mint mark on it. Well, a 1914-D is one of the rarest wheat cents there is. I check photos on the internet, and darn if that mint mark doesn't look like it's in the exact right position too. It's a shame it's so worn and that I put it through the tumbler. I doubt it is good enough to send out for authentication by one of the coin grading services, but it might be worth a $20 gamble to see if they see what I see.
Last week I picked up this quite nice 1926-S wheat cent from one of my local parks. It is a scarce, low mintage date, and is in pretty good shape for a dug coin. I thought this was my best wheat cent find for the year. I thought getting one semi-key date out of the almost 1,200 wheats I have dug this year was a great accomplishment.
But then I was going through some coins I had put in the rock tumbler for cleaning, and this 1914 wheat cent caught my eye. I looked, I looked again, and darn if I can't see a really faint D mint mark on it. Well, a 1914-D is one of the rarest wheat cents there is. I check photos on the internet, and darn if that mint mark doesn't look like it's in the exact right position too. It's a shame it's so worn and that I put it through the tumbler. I doubt it is good enough to send out for authentication by one of the coin grading services, but it might be worth a $20 gamble to see if they see what I see.
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AuthorI'm Nick A. and I am a metal detector hobbyist in Central Ohio. I have been metal detecting since 1990, and currently use the Minelab E-Trac detector. Archives
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