1936-D Lincoln Cent FS-501 WRPM-008 2 2

[tj96]

Could someone tell me why this variety wouldn't be list in VP?

 

 

Edited August 10 by tj96

[Sandon]

    You might post this same question on the "Ask NGC/NCS" forum.  Presumably, NGC doesn't find this variety to be popular or interesting enough to include in "VarietyPlus".  NGC policy also states that "[w]ith few exceptions, NGC will not attribute die varieties that require greater than 5x magnification to be clearly recognizable."  What is a Variety? | NGC (ngccoin.com) This level of magnification is too low, in my opinion.

  ANACS is the most "variety friendly" grading service. As I understand it, ANACS will attribute all varieties recognized in the Cherrypickers' Guide, all VAM dollar varieties, and other recognized varieties.

   

[Coinbuf]

I think @Sandon nailed it, NGC considers this to be too minor to list and attribute. 

[tj96]

Thanks guys! 

[Henri Charriere]

On 8/10/2023 at 6:07 PM, Sandon said:

.... This level of magnification is too low, in my opinion.

  ANACS is the most "variety friendly" grading service....

Regarding low magnification, I agree. How difficult could it possibly be to put down, for one moment, a toy magnifying glass and pick up a stronger loupe for closer inspection. A variety does not cease to exist because one is ill-equipped to detect it.

As regarding, the latter comment, your observation, and writings generally, reflect a breathtaking breadth of numismatic knowledge and experience.

To the OP: Nice catch! If you have not considered annotating your submission form to direct the graders' attentions to a feature that may be overlooked during cursory examinations, nothing in the instructions prohibits you from doing so.