Some Strange Mercury Dimes....ain't Done Yet =ãž

So,

I go to my favorite agency and ask if they have any coins they have to sell. I finally ended up buying a group of Mercury dimes that looked odd to me.

They were in old style mylars, and a bit dirty to shoot, but his is basically what I saw....






I was looking to see if there was a 1921 in the batch, and it was hard to tell. I haggeled as best I could, and I got the lot for under what I expected which was cool.

So, I am looking at the lot and the 1943 looked - weird.... So I get the package a few hours ago and I open it up. I do a quick look at each coin and I look and see this 1943.....






I was like, what the.... The stinking date looks funky AND the "S" mintmark is way weirdo as well. The "3" is extremely thick and has Two inner center points of the "3". The "S" has a really thin top and the bottom of the "S" looks like it has two feet. Crazy.

Here's what it looks like under the Microscope !







The "S" pic doesn't do the mint mark justice, but I am in a hurry, so I thought I'd take the time to share this el-strange-o 1943 merc with you.