1942 S Varieties Are There 3 Styles Of Mint Mark Or 2?

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3193zd Valued Member United States 292 Posts	Posted 05/11/2017 4:53 pm Do I have three styles of S mint marks for the 1942 quarter? Report this Post to the Staff

Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 05/11/2017 5:10 pm I seem to think so, they call them serif and ball serif, but you have what appears to be a serif/serif...not sure if that's the case or not...on 41S cents there's 3, ball, serif and small "s", that I know. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/11/2017 5:12 pm Perhaps #3 is the same as #2, but with a hit to the right side of the upper ball serif. Report this Post to the Staff
3193zd Valued Member United States 292 Posts	Posted 05/11/2017 5:29 pm The middle one is the one I haven't seen listed before. Also look at the inside circle opening on the top part of the S it is different in the middle one. My understanding from variety vistas is the first one pictured is the straight serifs and the last one is the trumpet tail. So the middle one has a trumpet tail but the whole top S is different in and out. Report this Post to the Staff
3193zd Valued Member United States 292 Posts	Posted 05/12/2017 3:39 pm What this looks like is the knob tail S that was released in 1944? Two years later. How can this be? Report this Post to the Staff
jay4202472000 Pillar of the Community United States 853 Posts	Posted 05/12/2017 4:21 pm Yes there are 3. MMS-001 (Small), MMS-002 (Trumpet), & MMS-003 (Straight Serif). Coin 1 is MMS-003, Coin 3 is MMS-002, but I swear Coin 2 looks like a Ball Serif S (MMS-004) which wasn't used until 1944. As said above, it could be a trumpet tail with a hit to the upper serif, but it sure looks like a ball serif. I don't think the MMS-004 was used on any coin until 1944. Got an image of the date for coin 2? It has to be a trumpet tail with a hit. Very interesting. http://varietyvista.com/09a%20WQ%20...20Styles.htm Report this Post to the Staff
3193zd Valued Member United States 292 Posts	Posted 05/12/2017 7:09 pm Well I solved the mystery! I had a 1944 mixed with my 1942s!! LOL What I wasted night! Thanks for asking to see the date. Report this Post to the Staff
jay4202472000 Pillar of the Community United States 853 Posts	Posted 05/13/2017 10:40 am Glad it's solved! Report this Post to the Staff
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