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1981-S Proof SBA Type II MM

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I've studied this for hours, decided to post it and let in some good experienced opinions! I think this is the Type II (flat S on top) mintmark for the SBA proof. I included an S mintmark from a regular 1980S for comparison. Sure would like to hear what others have to say on this one. Thanks.
Kevin

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from looking at coops link it looks like a Type 1
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I would say type 1 also. Another pickup point is the first three stars to the left of the date. First star normal, second star slightly smaller, third star small with a long point. Unless the picture is fooling me, your coin appears to have this feature.
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It's a type 1 mintmark on the 1981 S SBA proof.

The confusion comes in because it is the type 2 mintmark on a 1979 S proof SBA.

The coin here shows the normal mintmark for the 1981 S proof SBA.

Thanks,
Bill
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Greatly appreciate all the help! Until I saw the example in the CherryPickers Guide, I thought the difference was the "clear S" versus "filled S" explanation, even though the SBA coin facts says that is not always the case. I had never heard them differentiated by a "flat S" versus "rounded S", such as the Cherrypicker Guide example. Thanks for the input!
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