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1978 Proof Penny S Mint Mark Looks Like An 8

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sorry the pic did not post
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Looks like the mintmark punch broke.
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finally got the pic thru for the 1978 proof penny still in the plastic holder. looking thru my proof sets I found about three different years the S mint mark look a lot like this one. I've not seen very many proof coins. Is this a type of RPM.
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Thank-you John1 guess I need to check out these others.My next question is does this bring any value to these proof pennies I found
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thank-you Errers and Varietys that is what I was thinking.
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That is how they looked that year:
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