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bmanofnbc Pillar of the Community United States 1424 Posts	Posted 12/26/2007 8:50 pm I found this 1988-D Lincoln Cent today, does the mint mark look large to you? BTW, I'm trying out my new QX5 microscope for this picture. Image: 1988D.jpg 35.18 KB Report this Post to the Staff

KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 12/26/2007 9:46 pm Don't you mean 98-D? Perhaps it's due to your lighting setup, but this particular mm looks struck deeper than the half-dozen I looked through, and the serifs seem less pronounced. Yet, aren't the mm added to the master dies nowadays? Edited by KurtS 12/26/2007 9:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
bmanofnbc Pillar of the Community United States 1424 Posts	Posted 12/26/2007 10:01 pm KurtS, it is a 1988-D, the picture was just centered between the 9 & 8 without showing the whole date, The D just looks too big to me like it doesn't belong on a cent, maybe the punch was intended for a nickel? Then again I guess it could just be smashed flatter then normal. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 12/26/2007 10:27 pm Its a normal sized mintmark for that year. Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 12/26/2007 11:03 pm Ah...ok, I fooled myself there! Report this Post to the Staff
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