1979 D (Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC ) Repunched Mint Mark / RPM ? If This Is One It Is Not Listed On Any Site.

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Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 05/09/2018 12:14 pm * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! * I came across this 1979 D LMC with a split serif at the bottom of the D. I have two of these with slightly different mintmark positions. There are no sites that have this one. Unlisted on Coppercoins, Variety Vista or Mr. Wexler's site. If there is another site I am not aware of and please share! Thoughts please. Edited by Jim0815 05/09/2018 12:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/09/2018 12:22 pm Not a RPM,damaged MM punch. Use the search box upper left of page,lots of info. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 05/09/2018 12:25 pm That's one of the many "fooler" mintmarks. There is a lower serif MM, but like all good Real Estate its "Location...Location...Location" that matters Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 05/09/2018 12:29 pm Thanks guys! That split that runs from top to bottom had me completely fooled! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/09/2018 12:59 pm The top is a coin contact mark. A RPM is larger on the mint mark for the RPMs: Another RPM from Variety Vista: http://varietyvista.com/02b%20LC%20...%201979D.htm So why aren't these RPMS? The mint mark punch was damaged with continued use making the mint marks on the hardened dies. This after a while bends or alters the punch. If this were a one time occurrence of just one die affected, then it may not have been caught. But because many dies from all the different denominations being affected with the same mark on the MM area, then it was figured out it was from a damaged punch. So with the locations of the MM being varied, it was determined it was a damaged punch error. Edited by coop 05/09/2018 1:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 05/09/2018 1:01 pm Thank you Mr. Coop! that tells me a lot. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 05/09/2018 9:56 pm You should include the date, mintmark, and the denomination in your titles. Why Topic Titles are Important The title of your topic is very important. Let's say you need help attributing an 1896 Morgan Dollar.... Horrendous: Help! Bad: Need help with coin Better: Need help with Morgan Dollar Good: Need help with 1896 Morgan Dollar Awesome: Need help with VAM on 1896 Morgan Dollar This enables the members with expertise pertaining to your question to easily find and answer your question. The title of the topic also becomes the title of the topic's web page, which enables us to attract more collectors to the site. The more members we have, the more we learn. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 05/09/2018 11:19 pm Sorry Fuzzy, missed the LMC on the title. Report this Post to the Staff
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1979 D (Lmc) RPM? If This Is One It Is Not Listed On Any Site.