1944-D/S 1C MS66 Red PCGS. FS-511....

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1944-D/S Cent, Ex: Jack Lee Estate
Rarer FS-511 Variety, MS66 Red

1944-D/S 1C MS66 Red PCGS. FS-511. This famous Guide Book variety was discovered by Delma K. Romines in 1962. In A Guide Book of Lincoln Cents, Q. David Bowers writes, "There are two varieties of the overmintmark. The more desirable and significantly rarer Variety 1 has the earlier S protruding above the D." Based on die life considerations, Bowers estimates the original mintage of the variety may have been as high as 500,000 pieces, about the same as the 1909-S VDB.
The grading services did not differentiate between the two overmintmark varieties until recently, so many examples have been certified as simply 1944-D/S, and population numbers are misleading. Bowers estimates approximately 30 specimens are extant in MS66 Red.
The present coin is a marvelous specimen, with excellent, even red color and no mellowing. The top of the S is visible high above the D, with the highest point actually above the lowest part of the 9 in the date. Eye appeal is outstanding.
Ex: The Jack Lee Estate Collection (Heritage, 2/2009), lot 529.(Registry values: P2)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2734, PCGS# 2728, Greysheet# 2099)

Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc
Weight: 3.11 grams
Weight: 0.10oz
Mintage: 430,578,000

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