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Calledtobefree New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/15/2018 01:20 am I saw this link in this forum and it caught my eye because I have a simliar coins with the "S" mintmark nearly touching the "5" in the date. Here's the link to the prior post from someone else, and also a pic of my coin. Comments? https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...eply=1993480 * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 01/15/2018 01:23 am It is interesting, but not much added value (if any). Mint marks were added to working dies by hand until 1989. Their target area was below the date and to the right of the bust, so they could be almost anywhere, or upside-down, or sideways. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 01/15/2018 02:16 am It's of interest, but there isn't really any added monetary value (as Fuzzy said). Think of it as the human aspect of coin production then. There is/was a single person who punched that mintmark into that specific die that struck your coin and made it look like that. That's pretty cool, huh? That doesn't happen now and hasn't since 1989. 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 Edited by spru 01/15/2018 02:17 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/15/2018 11:25 am It is an unusual mint mark placement for sure, good eye. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/15/2018 1:56 pm Some of the close to the 5 mint marks are RPMs. Those do have a premium. Not for location, but for the RPM. RPM-002 RPM-003 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73688 Posts	Posted 01/15/2018 3:02 pm It's a misplaces Mintmark from the person punching it in at a weird angle. Doesn't add value, but it looks very cool. Keep it because it's a Wheat cent. :) Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/15/2018 8:30 pm Worth keeping as interesting, if nothing else. Report this Post to the Staff
Mrzllewellyn Pillar of the Community United States 1901 Posts	Posted 01/16/2018 05:00 am Clearer picture might tell you if you have an rpm could possibly be one we wouldn't be able to tell from your picture Report this Post to the Staff
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