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Small Mint Mark 1878 S Morgan Dollar Error?

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Amethystman New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 11/17/2019 2:43 pm I have a 1878S Morgan dollar with a small mint mark, if you see in the picture you can tell it's small because I took a picture of another one with it as you can see by the picture, the top one is a little smaller, and not centered like the other the coin does have a little wear but you can still see that it is an s. I this an error coin? Report this Post to the Staff

SeatedNut Pillar of the Community United States 2783 Posts	Posted 11/17/2019 10:03 pm Amethystman, Welcome to the forum. Mintmarks were punched into the working dies by hand and more than one punch was used for the millions of coins minted annually. That is why you see different sizes, placement and orientation. These differences are just one of the diagnostics used to attribute die varieties (VAMS), Report this Post to the Staff
Amethystman New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 11/18/2019 06:15 am So your saying that is not an error? I can't find anymore on the internet! Report this Post to the Staff
SeatedNut Pillar of the Community United States 2783 Posts	Posted 11/18/2019 09:53 am Without full-size photos of both coins (obverse and reverse) I cannot offer any other explanation. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Pillar of the Community Canada 7653 Posts	Posted 11/18/2019 10:08 am So your saying that is not an error? I can't find anymore on the internet! How can it be an error? An error is usually one of a kind. A different sized punch was used on that particular die so every coin struck from that particular die would have that small MM. The only other explanation is that one of them is counterfeit but you didn't supply full size photos of both sides to determine that. Edited by JimmyD 11/18/2019 10:10 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 81001 Posts	Posted 11/18/2019 12:57 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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