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1944,44-D,44-S Lincoln "44" font positioning.
44 and 44-D high position
44-S level
Are these the normal positons of the "44" fonts ?
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Pillar of the Community
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Sorry, but I can't figure out what is meant by the question.
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The numeral/digit fonts of the 1944 lincoln
I.E.: Just the "44" in the date.
I wanted to ck. and make sure that ea. was correct for that mint.
1944 P and D (the "44", is normal position higher up ? )
1944-S business strike (the "44", is normal position level with the 1 an 9
Is this normal positioning ?
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Pillar of the Community
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Whatever you are seeing, it's normal. The digits of the date were placed into the master hub, which transferred to the master dies, then all working hubs, then all working dies in the exact same manner. The date digits were not placed into the dies by hand, so they are all in the same place. Each die is an exact copy of its master, and there was only one master that year.
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Oh...and it's very uncommon to refer to the placement of numbers on a die as 'fonts' - a word generally used for printing on paper.
The proper way to describe letters and numbers on a coin is with the word 'devices'.
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Maybe a misunderstanding. I realize the numerical "devices"
are the same. I was asking about their positioning on the coin
with relationship to the first two numeric devices I.E. The 1 and the 9
The tops of the 44 in 1944 are level (in line) with the tops of the 1
and the 9 on the 1944-S business strike coin that I have.
On the other two coins that I have, I.E.: 1944-P and 1944-D
the 44 is above the 19
The question was, is this normal. Not a big deal.
Thank you
Sorry about the use of the word font. I see it all the time when reading about coins. Kind of interesting though if you think about it,
How are fonts made ? (the ones for printing) Also, I was refering to the placement of numbers on the coin, not on the die.
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Pillar of the Community
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Coins are a direct copy of the die. So when you are talking about the placement of numbers on a coin, you ARE talking about the placement of the numbers on the die.
There are no known variations in the position of any of the number digits on 1944 cents. Whatever you are seeing would be normal.
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Valued Member
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Well, I guess I messed up.
I'm going senile :) After 50, some of us start to lose
some of are marbles (etc.) I realized the problem was my eye sight.
I'm astigmatic in both eyes. All of your info was correct.
When looking at the 1944-S and 1944-D side by side, it gave me the illusion that the "44"D was higher up on the date line.
Sorry about all the confusion on my part.
I was not trying to argue the facts, just what I saw in my minds eye :)
"All that Glitters is not Gold"
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Bedrock of the Community
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You could be seeing the different placements of the mint marks that make you think it is in a different position. Those are hand punched into the dies. But all the numbers are in the same exact place. There is some hub doubling on some of them with the bottom edges of the 44 appear to have a split. But that is common for this year.
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