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New Member
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Hey Everyone, Can you tell me if this is an error or not?    Thanks. |
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Moderator
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No sorry as the mintmarks were applied to the die by hand, their location varies a little bit. If the mintmark is actually contacting another design element, there may be a preium.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Bedrock of the Community
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  to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I agree with levelsofmadnes. This one is very valuable!
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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Mintmark location does vary from die-to-die because they were hand punched into the die, as pointed out before. However, this specific one, the 1975-D 5c with the mintmark nearly touching the 5 is an extreme example. This is probably the most notable and talked about non-corrected, misplaced mintmarks on US coins and would be worth a premium over face value, though the interest in this variety is fairly small. This variety is also pictured in The Official Red Book! Nice find! |
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DO NOT SPEND THIS.
This is the same variety that David bowers was offering $1000 to anyone who could find an example, isn't it?
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 Thi's is my "way low mint mark" nickel. Value =5 cents. Value to me= priceless. |
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@Numis-Northerner, I dug up the old thread, it reads.... "I will donate $1,000 to a numismatic nonprofit in the name of whoever first sends me a 1975-D Jefferson 5-cent coin. It has to be a certain variety and in Mint State, however. Read on!" http://goccf.com/t/161090&whichpage=1 |
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@TheNewGuy.... nice find, if it were mine I'd keep it.
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Quote:This is probably the most notable and talked about non-corrected, misplaced mintmarks on US coins and would be worth a premium over face value, though the interest in this variety is fairly small. Ok good to know--glad to have learned something today.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Amazing information and advice.
Thank you all!
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