Working Die Errors For Mintmarks - 1979 Lincoln OMM -Overlay Pics

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Rpuckett Valued Member United States 67 Posts	Posted 01/12/2018 9:47 pm During a recent post, I showed a 1979 Lincoln Cent that I believe has remnants of an S over a D. After reading through several expert sites, this shows to be possible when mintmarks were added to the working dies. The dot, for the notorious 1979 die showed a deteriorating mintmark, but what if it was punched over with an S? From what I understand, mintmarks were not part of the master until the 90's and were hand punched into the working die. I have created overlay pictures to show the perfect match of a horizontal S over deteriorating D. Hopefully I can change some minds and show that this coin is a possibility. The pictures line up perfectly! Report this Post to the Staff

Tanman2001 Pillar of the Community United States 4399 Posts	Posted 01/12/2018 9:54 pm Sorry, it looks like damage to me. They didn't use that S mintmark style in 1979. http://www.varietyvista.com/01b%20L...20Styles.htm Correct me if I'm wrong but if there was an S in that die first, it would be a proof die, and that would have a noticeable difference from a normal die. Report this Post to the Staff
Mark1959 Pillar of the Community 7234 Posts	Posted 01/12/2018 10:27 pm Really - just a smashed MM - Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/13/2018 08:46 am Although it is PMD, hits on dates and mm are always tough to identify. Report this Post to the Staff
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