1979 P Susan B Anthony Dollar / SBA With Repunched Mint Mark / RPM ?

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fruitofmycoins Valued Member 72 Posts	Posted 07/12/2020 02:31 am It looks like the 1980/81 P mint mark has been punched over the 1979 P mint mark. Can someone please confirm? Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 07/12/2020 02:54 am What you describe would be chronologically impossible. I would guess that the appearance is due to a partially broken/chipped mintmark punch. The large serifs breaking was probably the reason for the mintmark change the following year. P.S. That is just conjecture on my part. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Edited by spru 07/12/2020 02:55 am Report this Post to the Staff
fruitofmycoins Valued Member 72 Posts	Posted 07/12/2020 03:00 am I was thinking that the 1980 mint marks were already made in late 1979 and maybe somebody at the mint mistakenly used the 1980 mint mark or used the 1980 mint mark because the 1979 mint mark wasn't good enough so it was re-punched. Just conjecture on my part too but I see 2 distinctive serifs on the mint mark of this coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Blind Squirrel Valued Member United States 220 Posts	Posted 07/12/2020 10:28 am I am no expert, but I think what you are seeing is a damaged MM. The 1979 P MM was much different than following years and had larger East side serifs, sort of like what you are seeing here. Most likely PMD, which cut through the East side of the MM. I am not aware of any known OMM for that year, but anything is possible I guess. Report this Post to the Staff
fruitofmycoins Valued Member 72 Posts	Posted 07/12/2020 11:20 am I realize that it is much more likely PMD than an OMM. I also realize it is hard truly judge based on a picture. I will say that the mint mark is almost twice the thickness of any of the other devices. There is a coin shop near me owned by a numismatist. I think I will take it to him on Monday and get his opinion. From what I'm hearing there's still a possibility that I have something. Report this Post to the Staff
fruitofmycoins Valued Member 72 Posts	Posted 07/12/2020 11:22 pm I'd love to get some more opinions if anybody cares to chime in. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/13/2020 3:25 pm A couple of wrong attributions on the SBS on PCGS: https://www.PCGS.com/cert/36456794 This is a Philly Mintmark slabbed as a 'S' Mint. The second one is just the opposite: https://www.PCGS.com/cert/36824345 'S' Mintmark slabbed as a Philly coin. Edited by coop 07/13/2020 3:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
fruitofmycoins Valued Member 72 Posts	Posted 07/13/2020 7:21 pm Yep. That's it! Thanks Coop. Thought I had something but that's exactly what it looks like. Thank you everybody else. The search continues! Report this Post to the Staff
fruitofmycoins Valued Member 72 Posts	Posted 07/13/2020 7:22 pm Side note - I thought these would be hand punched since it's pre 1990. Report this Post to the Staff
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1979 P SBA With RPM?