1954 S Lincoln Wheat Cent RPM? S Is Touching The 9

I remember from Mr. Coppercoins that he said before the 80s? (please correct me!) mint marks were everywhere, so this is not exactly rare.

I do like how the top right of the S is "reaching out" to the 9. Cool pics!

I don't set the close to devices ones aside. I look for the varieties instead.

I don't see the MM anywhere close to touching the 9, did I get different pics. here or what? I really don't think it's an error, probably a variety though.

sorry rock dude it's the 5 not the 9
thanks for the info everbody

no I take it with a dino lite microscope

According to Alan Herbert this would be considered a "Displaced Mintmark" if you consider the date to be a design element.

In section II-C-16 of his book Price Guide to Mint Errors: He describes a displaced mintmark as "A mintmark letter""which was cut, punched, or hubbed into the die far enough out of the normal position so that it is touching some other part of the design on the struck coin."

I am just not sure if he included the date as "some other part of the design."

In the one example he showed a D/D repunched mintmark on a five cent piece where the first D was touching the E in FIVE. So perhaps this is a displaced mintmark.

John Booth

Oh and he gives this a rarity level of 4-5 with and added value of $5 - $10.

I have to agree with jdbooth I also read that these are considered a displaced MM and do fetch a premium. would say its an error. I have searched many cent rolls maybe found two in hundreds of Wheat cent rolls. I would think the date is another part of the design element seperate entity from the other elements such as the MM.

HERE'S THE CONECA DEFINITION FOR DISPLACED mm (THE COIN THAT WAS STRUCK FROM A DIE IN WHICH THE MINT MARK WAS POSITION FAR ENOUGH OUT OF PLACE TO BE TOUCHING A DESIGN ELEMENT.)

COPPERCOINS I'm PRETTY SURE THEY WOULD MAYBE SELL FOR A FEW BUCKS ON ebay

Jazzcoins Joe