1946 S, Normal Or Inverted S? - Coin Community Forum

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Lelah Valued Member United States 196 Posts	Posted 03/21/2017 1:44 pm Hello folks. I have this 1946 S wheatback. Is this S inverted or Regular. Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/21/2017 2:44 pm The inverted mint mark is on the ball serif mint mark. You coin looks like the trumpet tail mint mark? (from what I can see) Report this Post to the Staff
Lelah Valued Member United States 196 Posts	Posted 03/21/2017 2:45 pm So what does that mean? Report this Post to the Staff
Lelah Valued Member United States 196 Posts	Posted 03/21/2017 2:52 pm Here's a closer look at it. Report this Post to the Staff
Lelah Valued Member United States 196 Posts	Posted 03/21/2017 2:55 pm Looking at it closer, from looking at your diagrams. To me it looks like a ball serif. What do you think? Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/21/2017 4:56 pm I agree it's the trumpet. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/21/2017 4:59 pm The ball serif has a strong weakness in the center of the upper loop. Take a second look again. When this is inverted, the that weakness is on the bottom of the mint mark. Report this Post to the Staff
Lelah Valued Member United States 196 Posts	Posted 03/21/2017 8:24 pm OK thank you. Report this Post to the Staff
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6108 Posts	Posted 03/22/2017 10:22 am Here is a shot of the IMM to show what Coop mentions. When inverted the weakness shows up as an almost missing bit of the S right at the bottom. This is where you start when looking for these, but a trumpet tail S has a weakness there too, so it is not the deciding factor. It needs to be the ball serif with weakness at the bottom and then try to find some die markers. Tricky coin to be sure about. Report this Post to the Staff
Lelah Valued Member United States 196 Posts	Posted 03/22/2017 11:24 am Thanks for that and Yes it is confusing. I thought the bottom right of the S on my coin was going in. I hope my pictures did justice. Lol my eyes are bad anyways lol Report this Post to the Staff
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