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Pillar of the Community
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Hard to see if the mint mark actually touches the date. Those are the only ones that are more interesting. Or if its in the coat or rim or something.
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Bedrock of the Community
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There is a 'S' RPM similar to that:  Different die states of the RPM under that image. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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biker420, I agree with John1, your photography needs help. The main issue is sharpness, or lack thereof. You aren't trying to hold your coins, are you? If so, lay them flat of a hard surface and shoot them from above. Focus is your main issue. We need sharp photos to see clearly all the fine details coins, especially error coins have so we can address them. Practice working on your focus, and you'll be producing excellent coin photos in no time!  |
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Valued Member
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I'm just using a 99 dollar phone from wal mart but I will try harder thanks guys
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New Member
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Scabu1. Wouldn't the term "Punched" imply being indented versus being raised which the mint marks clearly are? These appear to be part of the original alloy. Could you explain how that works? I am a new person to this forum and new/just returning and getting re-educated on this hobby. Lots changed since I last did this in the 80's
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Moderator
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While this is a very old topic, infotekkie, you bring up a great question. Now, yes, the MM was 'punched' into the die, making an impression of it. Then when the die hits the planchet, the metal will fill the 'hole' created by the punch and creating a raised MM on a coin. oh yeah,  to CCF Edited by Dearborn
10/12/2023 9:02 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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To CCF infotekkie! Dearborn is spot on with his answer. Errers and Varietys.
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New Member
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Dearborn, while this may sound good, I am missing something. Above Scuba1 says the mm is not always in same spot, how is this so? Is it because there are multiple dies used (one breaks, a new one is put in its place) thus the mm may be in a different location? My coin is close to what the original poster has, just slightly lower than the 19 and the 53. Please, excuse my question, but I come from a field where we analyze everything so I need the knowledge to understand and become better at this hobby. Thank you in advance.
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Yes, exactly. There are many working dies used to make all these coins, Back then all mint marks were hand placed by many different people. So the MM can show up in all sorts of locations - as long it is under the date area, it was acceptable. (just not physically touching the date)
Each working die will have a MM punched in manually
Edited by Dearborn
10/13/2023 07:47 am
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Quote:
This photo, courtesy of Error Trends Coin Magazine (ETCM) and Arnold Margolis, shows a Mint engraver getting ready to punch a mint mark into a working die. The working die is held in a vise. His right hand is positioning the mint mark punch and the mallet that he will use to tap the mint mark punch into the die is being held in his left hand. https://doubleddie.com/58243.html#:...%20the%20die.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Lots of good stuff, Dearborn - thanks!
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to the Community, infotekkie! |
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New Member
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Thank you Dearborn and other posters. Appreciate this a lot.
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Moderator
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you bet, glad I could help
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