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I have never seen a mint-mark so highly raised off the field of a coin before. To me it looks like it has been stamped at least twice with the stamp drifting slightly. The MM in question also appears to be out of normal alignment, but I don't think this is a big deal as far as die varieties go. I am not very knowledgeable about RPM's and am supplying five images; 1)A nominal image of the MM of this date to make a comparison, 2)The MM in question, 3)An overlay of both MM's with their left hand sides aligned, 4)A close-up of the third image, 5)An overly with the background fields aligned Image:  Nom_D.jpg86.27 KB Image: Strong_D.jpg74.82 KB Image: D_Overlay2.jpg77.21 KB Image: D_Overlay1.jpg87.56 KB Image: D_Overlay3.jpg73.26 KB. Here are four more close-up images with different lighting angles. Image: D0.jpg78.04 KB Image: D1.jpg70.76 KB Image: D2.jpg77.42 KB Image: D3.jpg85.89 KB Here is one more image: a close up of a normal mintmark of this date Image: NormalD.jpg84.83 KB Edited by jdbooth
05/26/2008 08:05 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Hi jdbooth,
It is easier to get an idea with a nice clear shot of the mintmark. The overlays are interesting but they don't really aid much in trying to figure out what you have.
Howsabout a few pictures of the mintmark that are perhaps a little bigger and with lighting from different angles.
Thanks,
Bill.
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I added four more close-ups of the D from different directions and they are slightly larger.
John Booth
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The first pic of the last four "D0.jpg" looks to verify possible RPM. I see some small splitting to the upper serif. I'll let the others verify it though.
Eric
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Thanks Eric for your opinion, it is appreciated.
John Booth
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I do not think it is an RPM. It looks like a worn mintmark punch was used. I lightened the pictures and I see no real evidence of it being a repunched mintmark.
Thanks,
Bill
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OK I could see that, the D does appear to be thicker then the normal D. but when comparing the normal looking D to this D the in overlay the serifs align. The shift to the right is clear and as shown in D0 there is a rounded step down.
The other thing is the height of the mintmark, it stand slightly higher then the date. I have never seen anything like it.
Supposedly there are at least three repunched mintmarks for this year and mint. I will try and located a reference and image for them. Who knows they might be this one of them, if indeed this is an RPM.
John Booth
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 grading is an opinion it clear that U have your's others have there's that what an opinion is. but larger picture would help us all. |
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I think the image is as large as I can get it to be with a limit of 90Kb per image without being too grainy or distorted.
You are right about opinions and I appreciate every opinion. It probably is a worn punch. I just wanted to restate why I thought it was a repunch.
I did forget to thank foundinrolls for his post and I thank you for yours. I know that he and almost everyone else in this forum know more then I do about RPM's.
In case anyone is wondering I have not stated what year this coin is because I wanted an unbiased opinion from everyone that replied.
I did find some other RPM's on coppercoins site that look similar, but its hard to tell because the images were small.
John Booth
Edited by jdbooth
05/26/2008 11:16 am
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I don't know FIR... Take a closer look at "Nom_D.jpg" & "D3.jpg". There is a step down in those pics. I'm almost betting that this could be an RPM... not a prominant one, but non the less an RPM.
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I'll gladly play with the images and check again. I have some stuff to do today but I'll take another look later or tomorrow.
Thanks,
Bill
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Just a guess, but the mintmark looks to be pre 1985, If I had to guess, I think 1983 or 1984. How Close AM I? |
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You are TOO good!!
I just sent you an email with that info.
John
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Posted 05/25/2008 8:33 pm
