Misplaced Mint Mark On 1983-D Dime - Coin Community Forum

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Coinzzz51727 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 04/20/2021 4:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Ericwats Valued Member United States 133 Posts	Posted 04/20/2021 4:47 pm Hi I believe there is some allowable variation in the mint mark placement by hand, however I do not know when that ended. Welcome to the forum. Regards, Eric Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21661 Posts	Posted 04/20/2021 4:50 pm Mint Marks were hand punched in 1983 so anywhere above the date and to the right of the bust is acceptable. Every working die would probably be slightly different. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34447 Posts	Posted 04/20/2021 5:07 pm @coin, yes within normal variation, but a very good question to ask as these two seem quite different. We usually tell folks that there is only a premium if the mintmark is actually touching another device. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 98548 Posts	Posted 04/20/2021 5:18 pm tp CCF Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/20/2021 6:18 pm Indeed - to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/20/2021 8:32 pm 1989 is the most common answer. When you note RPMs on the sites, they all stop at that year. But the reason is that the mintmarks were hand punched into a hardened die. Thus the mintmark punches started out normal, but eventually they go disfigured. So why some look distorted. That is why the locations were different. They were to be in a target area, but not an exact science. That ended in 1990 when the dies contained the mintmarks as part of the design. So since then, they are located in a certain location. CoopHome : Why are some mintmarks in different locations and when did they start being added by the design? Report this Post to the Staff
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