1945 S Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC , Inverted Mint Mark?

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kakaratt77 Pillar of the Community United States 1414 Posts	Posted 06/18/2015 1:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff

cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 06/18/2015 1:16 pm Some information for you: http://www.error-ref.com/inverted_mint_mark/ http://doubleddie.com/58306.html http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...PIC_ID=39995 Report this Post to the Staff
kakaratt77 Pillar of the Community United States 1414 Posts	Posted 06/18/2015 1:22 pm Yeah looked at the links, I can't tell if it's normal or not, because it looks bigger at the top. Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 06/18/2015 1:23 pm Looks normal to me IMHO. BTW cwb, that first link helped the best! Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 06/18/2015 2:10 pm Mint mark styles. More food for thought. http://www.varietyvista.com/San%20F...20Styles.htm Circulation wear mms-006. Rookies thoughts. Thanks, Doug. Report this Post to the Staff
Pete2226 Pillar of the Community United States 3330 Posts	Posted 06/18/2015 2:14 pm It looks a little different, it seems to me, than the way it should. See the example here for 1945: http://varietyvista.com/San%20Franc...20Styles.htm Report this Post to the Staff
Pete2226 Pillar of the Community United States 3330 Posts	Posted 06/18/2015 2:16 pm Sorry, Halo1st - I started my post before yours showed up and did not check before hitting send! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/18/2015 2:45 pm looks inverted to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 06/18/2015 3:08 pm Pete - I stopped splitting hairs and counting seconds long ago. Life's to short. John1, seeing something so pay attention. Makes me reevaluate often. Thanks, Doug. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/18/2015 3:18 pm Definnitely inverted. Report this Post to the Staff
kakaratt77 Pillar of the Community United States 1414 Posts	Posted 06/18/2015 3:21 pm Thanks all for your input. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 7:25 pm This a normal Ball serif mint mark. Note the center of the mint mark at the top. Note the upside down "V" on the upper loop on the mint mark. That is in the normal position. On the inverted ones it is on the bottom loop. 19 Report this Post to the Staff
Pete2226 Pillar of the Community United States 3330 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 8:13 pm Thanks, coop - your images are more helpful than what I see on Variety Vista! They list the Ball Serif for the 1946 as "scarce". I am thinking that means around an R-5. I pulled this coin from circulation over 60 years ago! Only now am I learning enough to understand what I have! Lots of fun! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 8:17 pm I would not call them scarCe. Maybe harder to find. But BU ones maybe more of a scarce one to find. I'd still keep it safe. No need to toss them back. 10 Edited by coop 06/20/2015 01:34 am Report this Post to the Staff
kakaratt77 Pillar of the Community United States 1414 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 10:40 pm Dang, I thought I had one, onward search.... Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/20/2015 06:53 am So the inverted MM always has a weak spot on the bottom of the S ? In coops pics the normal ball serif has a larger "ball" on the bottom and kakaratt77 shows a larger "ball" on the top ? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
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1945 S LWC, Inverted Mint Mark?