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1877-CC Half Dollar With Micro Mintmark

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I picked up this lower-grade half and noticed the very small mintmark style. It is much smaller that the type used for my PCGS-graded VF-25 example of the same date. Does anyone know the story behind the different mintmark types?

I also have an NGC-graded XF-45 1876-CC half with similar tiny mintmark, although the spacing seems closer than on the worn 1877-CC. Here are photos of the worn 1877-CC plus mintmark shots of all three coins.

Worn 1877-CC:
1877-CC-Half-Dollar-With-Micro-Mintmark

1877-CC-Half-Dollar-With-Micro-Mintmark

1877-CC-Half-Dollar-With-Micro-Mintmark


PCGS VF-25 1877-CC:

1877-CC-Half-Dollar-With-Micro-Mintmark


NGC XF-45 1876-CC:

1877-CC-Half-Dollar-With-Micro-Mintmark
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Rusty Goe is the author of "The Mint on Carson Street" and one of the foremost experts of Carson City coinage.
I would drop him an email and ask him your questions. If he doesn't know, nobody does.
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There's a small mint mark known for this date. Wiley and Bugart identified 3 dies for it - WB-101. Apparently unknown in Mint State.
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And of course all three of the coins pictured have different rev dies.
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