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laterush New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 01/18/2014 12:36 pm I have this 1886 five dollar gold coin, can someone tell me what's up with the mint mark? I know it's an S but what happen to it and is it worth more or rare thank you. It looks like a blob or it leaked on the mint mark? Not sure what it is called ty Report this Post to the Staff

zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 01/18/2014 1:00 pm to CCF! The mintmark looks normal to me. The smudging of the the 's' is a result of worn dies. The value here is the same as any other coin in this condition. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36571 Posts	Posted 01/18/2014 1:00 pm Nothing unusal about the mint mark, many of them can be found filled like this one. Here's a filled S on a Double Eagle. Report this Post to the Staff
Sabre2th Valued Member United States 135 Posts	Posted 01/18/2014 9:41 pm Nice coin! Report this Post to the Staff
Freedom Pillar of the Community United States 526 Posts	Posted 01/29/2014 1:05 pm Nice Coin Report this Post to the Staff
mkman123 Pillar of the Community United States 3184 Posts	Posted 01/29/2014 2:33 pm nice coin and it happens to mint marks! Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 01/29/2014 2:49 pm The "S" can begin to look like a blob if the coin has seen circulation. (yours looks like it has) It is not rare and is very normal. That Double Eagle is awesome Report this Post to the Staff
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