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Bedrock of the Community
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It couldn't be a D over S. The punch at that time was discontinued with the closing of the San Francisco mint in 1955. The mint didn't re-opened in 1965.
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Hm, then what do you think it is coop? It sure looks like a D over an S, don't you think?
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I am kinda seeing a triple upper notch,DDD? John1  |
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I'm not positive that it is a rpm. Note the Die Deterioration lines at 2 o'clock on the mintmark. They somewhat match those at the serif. We're it mine I would set it aside as a maybe but probably not. I have a pile of those. |
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On my crappy phone now , but does the upper serif on the C of AMERICA show a similar split
If so I would lean towards deterioration.
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On my crappy phone now , but does the upper serif on the C of AMERICA show a similar split
If so I would lean towards deterioration. No, it doesn't stoneman, but, there are other anomalies. I can try to take better close-up pics with a loupe. I spent two hours before bed reading about how coins are made and struck. lol And, yeah, I was wondering if it was a triple RPM too. I'll tell you, there is more to it than what you can see in the pics I posted. Like I said, I'll try to get better pics later. |
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The mint didn't re-opened in 1965.  Thought it wasn't until 1968. Were the SMS sets produced in San Francisco? |
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The coin is in pretty nice condition, but definitely a late die state. Unless I see better pics, it looks like Die Deterioration to me. |
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The 1965-1967 didn't have mint marks for any of the coins those years from the four mints. (yes four)
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That would be Philly, Denver, San Francisco, and.... West Point?
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Correct! The West Point mint was used to fill the void of the coinage removed because of the silver pulled.
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The bottom serif does seem to show a split where it should be and counter to the deterioration lines so I believe you do have a rpm. In a shot or two I can see a curve may lead you to see part of an S but as Coop has already said the San Francisco mint had been out of the final production end of the minting process for a few years so a D/S it should not be.
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