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Pillar of the Community
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Hi,
That is just the effect of having been struck with a filled die or in some cases a coin that has been , I know, you won't want to hear this....in a commercial clothes dryer.
The coin getting beat up in the fins of a dryer can cause the mint mark to be obliterated.
Most times though, it's the filled die scenario.
Not worth anything, in my opinion unless you find one that is MS-60 or above so that you can be certain it is not just wear, damage or both.
Thanks,
Bill
Edited by foundinrolls
07/20/2008 1:17 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Phantom mint marks refers to some coins in the 1990s. 1998 comes to mind where D mint marks were reportedly removed from dies. Coins struck by those dies show a "phantom D" as they came to be known.
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thanks for the response, Bill.
I just thought I read somewhere something about phantoms, and thought they were collectible.
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On the pennies, maybe they're more collectible since no P mintmark is used.
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Pillar of the Community
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i know the title says mint mark but this seems like a good thread to put this on. i have some Statehood Quarters kansas I think and they have weak strikes. they came out of a mint bag so they are unc. but some say like "In God we rust" Some say "In od e ust. is that phantom marks? and are they worth anything over face |
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That is called a strike through error (grease). The letters were hubbed into the die, they we just filled with grease so they couldn't fill those devices when when struck, thus the missing letters. I feel they aren't worth anything extra but ebay sellers are unloading them on the unsuspecting public. |
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The Phantom mintmarks do refer to the cents of 1997-1999 where mintmarks were removed most of the way from dies to mint coins in Philadelphia, which were not supposed to have any mintmarks.
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Posted 07/20/2008 1:19 pm
