My 1-St Mint Mark Error(?) 1953-S Wheat Penny

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Jadcubsfan1 Valued Member United States 89 Posts	Posted 08/17/2015 12:08 pm Would this be concidered a DDO error Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 08/17/2015 12:18 pm Certainly no expert here, but imo, more likely a RPM, RePunched Mintmark, but there are over 25 of them for 1953S and it's hard to see yours. Is it possible to get a close-up? Maybe an expert can comment better. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 08/17/2015 1:05 pm I can't quite make out the MM area well enough to give you a good answer. Is it possible to get that area a little larger? Report this Post to the Staff
Jadcubsfan1 Valued Member United States 89 Posts	Posted 08/17/2015 1:20 pm Here are a couple more pics hope they help. If I try to crop any smaller picassa deletes my photos. Report this Post to the Staff
Jadcubsfan1 Valued Member United States 89 Posts	Posted 08/17/2015 1:26 pm Doesn't look like those pics are any better. :/ The original pics show how the S is touching the 5 and nearly touching the 9 as opposed to the regular mm on the comparision coin. Report this Post to the Staff
RedRaider Pillar of the Community United States 1021 Posts	Posted 08/17/2015 5:33 pm I know mintmarks were punched by hand until the 80s (I think), so the mintmark location would be all over the place. To have one touching the date would be unusual though. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 08/17/2015 7:48 pm It looks to me like RPM-002 but clearer pictures would help. Quote: mintmarks were punched by hand until the 80s (I think) The mints stopped punching the mint marks by hand in 1990. Edited by cwb 08/17/2015 7:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff
tweak800 Pillar of the Community United States 1249 Posts	Posted 08/17/2015 8:01 pm Yeah I see what your saying the mintmark looks to actually be touching and that shouldnt be this is another coin where the mint has tolerances because they where done by hand so a little off north or south, ect,ect is ok but yours I would love to see if it is actually touching but its way off. I would keep it because thats not normal . Report this Post to the Staff
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