1956 D 1c Misplaced Mintmark

Greg, I don't know if you are understanding what I am saying. With the new pics you have done, I feel like we are seeing two different date types, see what you think with your marked up pics. The 018 has a pointed tail, the 019 has a squared off tail and the upper part of the curve is turned slightly inward. What is odd, the squared off area showing in the VV pic does not show on yours. Could the 56 have two different date types and possibly even a third, the ODV-018 without the squared off area around the upper loop? Odd this this would have not been caught before now. What is odd though, the first and last examples of yours, the upper curve looks to be the same and the lower does not seem to match.

LINK to obverse types and changes. http://varietyvista.com/01a%20LC%20...arieties.htm

thanks makecents for the comparisons of the obverse dies, but the 2 you labeled as ODV-018 look different from each other. how can that be?

That was part of my observation.

Nope.
When the MM is applied to the die face, where does the displaced metal go?
If it "pops" up above the face of the die, it would need to be removed by die abrasion/polishing or there would be an incuse area on the die.

(But if the MM was close to the 9 in the date, the metal could be pushed toward/into the 9, altering it slightly..