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ScotAl12 New Member United Kingdom 11 Posts	Posted 05/21/2014 10:59 am Hi Guys, I cannot get the camera to capture it exactly but on the reverse there is a definite M between the 2 bottom left stars under 20 x magnification. I cannot find any reference to this on Google. Is this a mint mark or am I seeing things? Any help and or comments will be appreciated Regards ScotAl12 Report this Post to the Staff

Matteproof Pillar of the Community Korea, Republic Of 1881 Posts	Posted 05/21/2014 11:12 am The mintmark location is supposed to be between the tips of "C" next to "III," if there is one. The only silver 3 cent piece with a mintmark is an 1851-O. All of the other silver trimes were minted in Philadelphia. No trimes or any other classical US coinage ever had the "M" mintmark. Thus, this 1853 trime is from Philadelphia. Report this Post to the Staff
zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 05/21/2014 12:24 pm The only Trime with a mintmark is the 185-O, this is just a regular 1853. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinsKelly Pillar of the Community United States 3453 Posts	Posted 05/21/2014 12:26 pm Matteproof is correct, a M would not be a mintmark. A possibility could be a clash from the obverse. One way to tell is if the M is indented. If it is indented, then it is post mint damage and not a clash. If possible, please see if you can obtain clear images of the area and post them. to CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
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