1922 “Plain” No-D Lincoln Cents: A Closer Look
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez, Editor There are at least two varieties in the Lincoln wheat cent sub-series that countless penny enthusiasts vie for: one is the 1955 doubled die cent and the other is the so-called 1922 “Plain” No-D from the Denver Mint. It's a fascinating die variety with curious origins. For many years it fooled some collectors into thinking that Philadelphia had actually minted Lincoln “pennies” in 1922. Spoiler alert: The Philly Mint did not, in fact, make any 1922 cents, but you probably already knew that! The Denver Mint struck 7,160,000 Lincoln cents in 1922, all intended to carry the “D” [...]