Counterfeiters and unscrupulous people can easily remove the "D" mintmark from a genuine 1922-D Lincoln cent. The lack of a mintmark was either due to die abrasion in an attempt to fix a damaged die or a foreign substance clogging the area where the mint mark is supposed to be. Researchers think that the Denver mint facility produced approximately 500,000 coins without the requisite "D" mint mark. Because of the fire, no Lincoln cents were produced in Philadelphia ( no mint mark) in 1922. Mint facility in Philadelphia, coin collectors would have never noticed this error. Mint facility in Denver causing a unique error. The 1922 No "D" Lincoln penny is another example of a manufacturing process at the U.S. These old gold coins are pursued by collectors and gold investors alike. They are 90 pure gold and included face values of 1, 2.50, 3, 5, 10, and 20. Prior to 1933, gold coins were minted as regular money in the United States.
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