Is There An "o" Mint Mark?

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Fixguy Pillar of the Community Canada 532 Posts	Posted 01/12/2014 9:44 pm I have a 1993 U.S. one cent that has what appears to be a perfect o instead of a d or p or W anyone ever seen this and is it worth posting a picture? Thanks Edited by Fixguy 01/12/2014 10:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff

7TF Pillar of the Community 743 Posts	Posted 01/12/2014 10:20 pm you can take a picture and post it but I am willing to bet is it just a D mm with die wear. The New Orleans mint closed down in the early 1900's. Report this Post to the Staff
DrDon Pillar of the Community United States 2624 Posts	Posted 01/12/2014 10:26 pm Posting a photo is a good idea. It is not an "O" mint mark. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 01/12/2014 10:30 pm Or zinc rot. Seen it before. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
Fixguy Pillar of the Community Canada 532 Posts	Posted 01/12/2014 10:41 pm I've updated the picture. It looks so perfect an o Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 01/12/2014 10:56 pm zinc rot....no question. Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8517 Posts	Posted 01/13/2014 12:56 am Collapsed gas bubble and now it's rotting. Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 01/13/2014 03:24 am That's one of those cents struck at the secret Moon base--the 'moon crater' mintmark! just kidding. Edited by DVCollector 01/13/2014 10:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/13/2014 07:58 am It's a 1993-P (Philadelphia has no mint marks)with a well placed gas bubble that has popped and now is rotting.Nice conversation piece. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Fixguy Pillar of the Community Canada 532 Posts	Posted 01/13/2014 10:05 pm Thanks for the input. after staring at D's all day it caught me off guard. lol Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/14/2014 12:36 am Even a pin can split the plating and start the zinc rot process. If it were an "O", it would have been raised and not a hole in the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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