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Pillar of the Community
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Here is a 1944 penny. I'm positive I see an "S" behind the "D" as the red arrow shows: you can see the "S" through the "D" once you see the top part of the "S" where the arrow is pointing: ....any other opinions would be appreciated. :)   |
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Valued Member
United States
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Could just be the picture, but I'm not sure I see it.. if it were on the other side of the D then maybe... just not sure from this pic...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You need to take it out of the flip in order to get better shot at it and closer to the MM.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It does not match either of the known 1944 OMMs. The top serif of the D looks like it took a hit but there is too much pixelation in the image to definitively say much of anything.
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Pillar of the Community
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look at the top of the "D" and you will see the top of the "S". You'll be able to see the arch of the "S" easily once your eyes focus. Let me know if you see what I see.  |
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I see it!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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SWEET! I'm glad someone else sees the S behind the D...
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Pillar of the Community
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By the looks of the "S" in that last picture I posted, it looks totally sideways over the "D"!?!?
Like I mentioned b4, youll have to stare at the last pic & wait a sec until you see the top of the "S".
Someone mentioned that this variation isn't listed, but obviously it should be listed? Any more info & any more peeps that see the "S" under that "D" the better.... Pleae take a sec to look for it, it is there!!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I see something going on, but for it to be a D over S, wouldn't that mean that this penny would have gone for San Francisco mint and then to the Denver Mint?
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Pillar of the Community
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I see something going on, just not sure what. It does appear that the top left leg of the D got it.
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Pillar of the Community
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LTMETS:
I found this answer:
D means the coin was produced by the US Mint in Denver.
S means the coin was produced by the US Mint in San Francisco
No letter means the coin was produced at the US Mint in Philadelphia
D/S means the die used to produce the coin had a D mint mark punched
over an S mint mark, which would be classified as an error. S/D would be the other way around.
No S mint mark pennies have been produced for circulation since 1974.
The few that are produced are specially struck proof coins for inclusion in annual proof sets.
Still unsure why or where it was produced, other than it was in Denver, then in San Fran for some reason?
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also: 1946 has an "S over D"
The 1946 S/D over mintmark(OMM) is the only S over D in the entire Lincoln series.
The S mintmark is punched directly over the D.
However, the top of the D can be seen inside the top loop of the S,
and the bar of the D can be seen connecting the left side of the top of the S to the end of the bottom.
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written by: national dealer on this site a while back... (Posted 12/29/2005 9:34 pm) -->There are actually TWO different varieties for the 1944-D over S. Both are pretty easily identified without much magnification. Here is the first, and most sought after;  Here is the second:  |
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what I see on my penny, compared to the post above I found from 2005: I kinda filled in the entire "S", but you can see I just followed the lines... Unsure why or how a penny goes from San Fran to Denver, but this variation does exist, so? Value on a few sites & books I've seen say anywhere from $50 to $300.  |
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