1990-S Lincoln Cent.....upside Down S?

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Wildhare Valued Member United States 219 Posts	Posted 03/19/2017 6:41 pm I may just be imagining this, but does the "S" look upside down? Did they hand punch the Proofs? Report this Post to the Staff

coinlover1899 Pillar of the Community United States 3058 Posts	Posted 03/19/2017 8:17 pm Ha! That does look upside down! Lets let the experts chime in! Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 03/19/2017 8:53 pm Wildhare, just looked at mine, almost the same but looks like yours has MD? No RPMS for 90's proof. Mine looks a bit odd too because the upper area inside the curve is larger than the lower, so's yours. Optical illusion since we're used to seeing S's just the opposite. Error? is kinda, weird...my kind of coin! Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 03/19/2017 9:47 pm The only 1990-present proof cent I have is a '99 and the MM looks normal in it (larger loop on bottom) but, it's obviously a different die so that doesn't help. The punching question is interesting. I know business strikes started with the MM as a design element in 1990 but I believe proofs are minted on a different schedule. Were the 1990 proof MMs hand-punched? In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 03/20/2017 03:54 am They stopped hand punching the proof dies in 1985. Report this Post to the Staff
Wildhare Valued Member United States 219 Posts	Posted 03/20/2017 08:35 am Thanks Conder101.....You are correct. I dug a bit last night and found this on Wexler's. "By the middle of the 1980's the Mint started placing the last two digits of the date on the master design (galvano). New master hubs were prepared each year for each denomination. At this time the Mint also started placing the mint mark on the master design for all Commemorative and proof coins. In 1990 and 1991 the Mint began applying the mint mark to the master die for circulation strike coins. After 1994 the mint mark was placed on the master design." There was a lot more information there, but the above information was the crux of it for my question. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 03/22/2017 5:23 pm However, if you turn that coin upside down, it looks OK. Report this Post to the Staff
MontCollector Pillar of the Community United States 2403 Posts	Posted 03/22/2017 8:53 pm Hmm. Maybe it is just the lighting or the angle...or maybe I'm just seeing things, but your MM appears fatter than the one on my 1990-S proof. Could this be what is making it look upside down? Edited by MontCollector 03/22/2017 8:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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