Close To The Date On 1956-D Lincoln Wheat Penny

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Allcoinage Pillar of the Community Australia 1543 Posts	Posted 10/30/2026 10:35 pm Just wondering if the mint mark be too close to the date on 1956D Lincoln Wheat penny or has it already been notified. 3 different coins 1956D top image is normal bottom 2 images isn't one has a dropped 956 other is close mint mark. Edited by Allcoinage 10/30/2026 10:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Allcoinage Pillar of the Community Australia 1543 Posts	Posted 10/30/2026 10:49 pm Dropped 956 or the number 1 is a touch higher. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 81308 Posts	Posted 10/30/2026 11:04 pm Mint marks used to be punched in by hand on the coin dies, so mint mark positions vary. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Allcoinage Pillar of the Community Australia 1543 Posts	Posted 10/30/2026 11:14 pm Ok so in 1956 they were hand punched mint marks and with 1 or 956 coin was date also hand punched. Edited by Allcoinage 10/30/2026 11:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 81308 Posts	Posted 10/30/2026 11:26 pm No, the dates weren't hand punched. Only the mint marks were. They stopped being punched in by hand by 1990. 1989 was the last year they were punched in by hand. Errers and Varietys. Edited by Errers and Varietys 10/31/2026 08:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
Allcoinage Pillar of the Community Australia 1543 Posts	Posted 10/31/2026 03:17 am Will try get a better image of the date. Report this Post to the Staff
Allcoinage Pillar of the Community Australia 1543 Posts	Posted 10/31/2026 04:03 am Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6908 Posts	Posted 10/31/2026 04:13 am Looks normal to me Report this Post to the Staff
Allcoinage Pillar of the Community Australia 1543 Posts	Posted 10/31/2026 06:50 am Shouldn't the 1 be level with the 9 I have looked front on and side on and both ways the 1 is slightly higher, Keith's coin looks level top of 1 an 9 direct aligned Edited by Allcoinage 10/31/2026 06:55 am Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21998 Posts	Posted 10/31/2026 07:26 am It could just be a circulation flattening, no way that it could move out of position when the coin was struck. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 112223 Posts	Posted 10/31/2026 11:54 am The date looks normal - the MM just got punched a bit higher on this die. Now if the MM was 'touching the date' you would have something. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4053 Posts	Posted Today 9M ago In this time period I believe the 19 is always the same as they were in the master hub. The last two digits were punched by hand into the master die so they vary a bit in placement. My reference for taking photos of the date and MM is to make the 1 of 19 vertical, and let the last two date numerals do what they will. For most or all the 50's the last two digits are slightly tilted CCW so the top of the 5 is pointing up a little. I think 1957 is the most tilted/rotated. Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Edited by rmpsrpms Today 7M ago Report this Post to the Staff
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