1914D NGC MS65 RB Lincoln Wheat Cent

 

THIS 1914-D MS65 RB LINCOLN WHEAT CENT IS THE 2ND RAREST & SOUGHT-AFTER LINCOLN CENT OF ALL-TIME!!!

A TOTAL OF 1,193,000 PENNIES MINTED IN 1914 AT THE DENVER MINT PLACES THIS PENNY IN THE TOP 3 CATEGORY FOR THE ALL-TIME LOWEST MINTAGE NUMBERS. THIS PENNY HOLDS THE #3 SPOT IN THE CATEGORY FOLLOWING THE 1931-S LINCOLN WHEAT CENT WITH A MINTAGE OF 866,000 IN THE #2 SPOT, AND THE 1909 VDB LINCOLN WHEAT CENT WITH A MINTAGE OF 484,000, WHICH HOLDS THE #1 SPOT.

THIS BEAUTIFUL COIN WAS GRADED BY THE NUMISMATIC GUARANTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA (NGC) AS A MS65 WITH THE DESIGNATION “RB”, WHICH REFERS TO THE RED & BROWN SURFACE COLORING. EYE APPEALING AND A COIN YOU KNOW WAS HANDLED CAREFULLY AS THE SURFACE IS COVERED WITH MORE RED THAN BROWN.

THE STUNNING RED COLORING IS CAUSED BY A PROCESS CALLED OXIDIZATION, WHICH HAPPENS TO ALL COPPER COINS. THE CHEMICALLY REACTIVE COPPER ON THE SURFACE OF THE COIN IS OXIDIZED [LOSES AN ELECTRON] AS IT INTERACTS WITH ATMOSPHERIC OXYGEN. AS THE OXIDATION PROCESS PROGRESSES, THE COPPER’S RED COLORING BECOMES AMPLIFIED AS A RESULT, AND SEALED IN A PROTECTIVE COATING, REFERRED TO AS A PATINA. THE PATINA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LOCKING IN THE SURFACE COLOR AS THE OXIDIZATION PROCESS CEASES WITH THE FORMATION OF THE PROTECTIVE COATING WHEN THE COIN IS NO LONGER HANDLED. HOWEVER, WHEN A COIN IS CONSTANTLY HANDLED THE PROTECTIVE COAT IS REMOVED AND RESTORED REPEATEDLY AS THE OXIDIZATION PROCESS IS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE, WHICH SHIFTS THE SURFACE COLOR OF THE COIN LOSING MORE RED AND TURNING THE SURFACE BROWN OVER TIME.

THIS COIN IS COMPOSED OF BRONZE WHICH IS AN ALLOY METAL OF COPPER MADE UP OF APPROX 95% COPPER & 5% TIN AND ZINC.