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New Member
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I am completely new to coin collecting and I've found a 2015 penny with what looks like two D marks on it. Has anyone else found this yet? :3  |
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Pillar of the Community
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It's probably just a hit, but it could be a dropped letter. This happens when a letter is filled with solidified grease (in this case the mintmark), which falls out and gets between the planchet and die during striking (a strike-through). Is it incuse?
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New Member
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I wasn't too sure of what incuse meant but I Googled it and it kinda looks like what they had examples of. Here's a (hopefully) better picture of the coin from a different angle and light.  |
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Moderator
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is the extra D recessed or does it stand above the surface? kind of think zinc gas bubble, but the shape is interesting  |
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New Member
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It definitely doesn't stand above the surface. :o
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Moderator
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guess my phrase was strange. Is the 2nd D recessed (below the surface of the coin) or is it raised like the other letters on the coin?
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Can you get a close up pic of the "extra" D? John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I have my hopes up for a dropped letter, but if there is raised metal around it, it may just be a stamp.
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Rest in Peace
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 I'm uncertain on this one. Usually this kind of question results in a plating issue or PMD (Post Mint Damage). But that second D looks so much like the first one that I can certainly understand your questioning it. Maybe Coop will come by with a definitive answer. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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A closer image would be a great help. If it is incuse, then it might be a dropped letter. If it is level with the surface, it maybe a stain. It can't be raised as RPMs ended with the retirement of the mint mark punches after 1989. So an image of that area might tell more.
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Pillar of the Community
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Although it looks very much like a D, it may just be a stain. I know you said it's recessed, but it doesn't really look like it in those pics. Tell you what- take a wood toothpick (make sure it's wood) and run it lightly over the D. Is it flat, or does it dip down?
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Bedrock of the Community
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So it sounds more like a stain than an incuse dropped letter. The curved mark maybe the rim of a coin and the mint mark is upside down?
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Posted 03/04/2016 12:32 am
