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Sudz Pillar of the Community United States 1572 Posts	Posted 01/31/2015 1:43 pm I just went through about 200 1944-S Wheat Cents and I found this toward the end. I looked at a lot of 1944-S mint marks, both MMS-005 and MMS-006, in a row and this one really stood out because it looks so different than those 2 styles of S MM's that were used that year. My original thought was that it was larger due to being smashed during circulation, but I am not so sure. I compared it to about 20 other cents with equivalent circulation damage (like the one in the comparison pictures below) and it just seems larger and different. I would appreciate any thoughts or insight, thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/31/2015 3:20 pm I believe those are the MMS-005 straight serifs/serif style. The mint mark was punched and it made the overall shape fuller in appearance. The same punch created both of these. If there was a spread between the punches it would have been a RPM, but there is not spread/separation seen between the punches, so it is normal. The MMS-006 was the ball serif punched mint marks. Here is what the different styles were on the 1946 year. The first and the third are the same punches. 13,000 posts. Edited by coop 01/31/2015 3:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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