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Drav3n New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 05/02/2013 10:33 pm Ive been doing some reading and research on RPM's. My question is, when looking at MM's. Do split serif's "ALWAYS" mean that it is a RPMM when it can't be attributed to PMD? The reason I ask is that I've noticed a lot of different mint marks are considered RPM even when their only real feature (at least easily visible) is a split serif. Edited by Drav3n 05/02/2013 10:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff

seal006 Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 05/03/2013 04:41 am A split serif is an indicator of an offset secondary punch. That would mean it is an RPM. The thing you have to realize is that if a split serif is all you see, it really is not worth the time trying to attribute unless there are very few known RPMS for that year. Split serifs alone usually will not be enough to be listed as a known RPM. It is just too minor. Plus their value is very minimal. Look on Coppercoins website under 1960-D. Over 150 different RPMs listed, and only about 10 of them are worth collecting. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/03/2013 04:49 am I disagree with the only "10 worth collecting". If you think 150 are too many, Wexler has many more than that listed. I have a lot of 150, but not all of them. The RPMs with split serifs are still RPMs. Report this Post to the Staff
kookoox10 Pillar of the Community United States 1054 Posts	Posted 05/03/2013 11:18 am They're all worth collecting. I've sold year long collections for many times what I pay for at the beginning of the new year. It's how I've been able to afford so many nice pieces over the years. Report this Post to the Staff
drdave Pillar of the Community United States 721 Posts	Posted 05/03/2013 12:58 pm I'm fairly new to collecting rpms - about a year now. I can hear what both coop and seal006 are saying. I have found some split serifs that are fairly easy to attribute on coppercoins and I think are worth collecting. Some splits are very deep, but some are very minor. I also have a lot of unattributable ones that have a split serif, but is too minor I guess. It all depends on how much you want to get into this aspect of collecting. I'm having a blast and trying to attribute all I find. Report this Post to the Staff
daniels Pillar of the Community United States 1620 Posts	Posted 05/03/2013 9:52 pm If there is not a split serif how else could you tell that its a RPM DDO etc... Report this Post to the Staff
jay4202472000 Pillar of the Community United States 853 Posts	Posted 05/04/2013 12:54 am Wow Coop, awesome visual aid! Report this Post to the Staff
Drav3n New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 05/04/2013 04:13 am Thank you all so very much for the information. This is exactly what I was needing to know but unfortunately very few sources give detailed information upon. Yes, there are sources, but I would rather read someone's interpretation. Thank you all again! This was great and very informative and answered my question to a "T" Report this Post to the Staff
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