1920-D 1C MS66 Red PCGS. CAC....

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1920-D Cent, MS66 Red
None Graded Finer
Unsurpassable Quality

1920-D 1C MS66 Red PCGS. CAC. Ex: Jerald L. Martin Collection. With a production of fewer than 50 million pieces, the 1920-D is a lower-mintage but not necessarily elusive issue. David Lange notes that most Mint State examples are of "mediocre quality," with strike and luster to blame. Dies were pushed well beyond the point of optimal retirement, and color anomalies were common. Q. David Bowers writes in the Guide Book of Lincoln Cents: "Finding a sharply struck gem with original color [italics his] is almost, but not quite, an impossibility." This coin is tangible proof. With so few known in this grade, the present 1920-D cent is utterly unsurpassable, a point Lincoln cent aficionados should consider.

This satiny Premium Gem features surprisingly bold strike detail, with crisp lines on the wheat ears and a strong portrait. The smooth copper-orange obverse gives way to elements of brick-red and lavender on the reverse, the latter color almost approaching violet in areas. Population: 8 in 66 Red, 0 finer. CAC: 3 in 66, 0 finer (11/18).
Ex: Jack Lee Estate Lincoln Cent Registry Set / Houston Signature (Heritage, 12/2008), lot 173; Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 3/2010), lot 129; Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 5-6/2012), lot 3203; Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part I (Heritage, 6/2014), lot 30095.
From The Jerald L. Martin Collection. (Registry values: N2998)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 22C4, PCGS# 2527, Greysheet# 1864)

Weight: 3.11 grams

Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc

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