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jungliston1 Valued Member United States 305 Posts	Posted 12/16/2013 5:23 pm Hello all, I believe this to be an over polished MM on a 1969 S Jefferson nickel. The 1st pic. is of a normal MM and the 2nd pic. is the one in question. Notice how thin the MM is in the second picture. Than you for the help. Edward M. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 12/16/2013 5:47 pm I would attribute it to a weaker punch force when it was added. Report this Post to the Staff
allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 12/16/2013 9:26 pm I am far from an expert on all the different varieties, but wouldn't over polishing a mint mark make it larger, not smaller? Report this Post to the Staff
jungliston1 Valued Member United States 305 Posts	Posted 12/16/2013 10:17 pm allranger, here is the results of overpolish. http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglos...finition.htm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/16/2013 10:47 pm Over polishing the fields can reduce the size of devices. I found a 1962 proof cent reverse where the coin was normal except for one area where the word UNITED was polished. Perhaps die damage and polished to remove it: here is another example on a 1968 cent that was over polished on the "1" in the date: But as mentioned above, it was probably a weak punching of the mint mark. Edited by coop 12/16/2013 10:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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