1974 Lincoln. Need Help Understanding Mintmark.

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Chavez Valued Member United States 252 Posts	Posted 05/19/2018 8:46 pm Please help me identify this 1974 Lincoln. I can tell if it was struck this way or if it was smashed. Please look at the mint Mark. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 05/19/2018 9:23 pm @chavez, this is a pretty interesting coin--thanks for posting. I have taken the liberty of providing a close up of the area of interest. It is a little fuzzy, but it looks to me like the post that forms the middle of the letter D in the die broke off. That allows the center of the D to be filled up with metal during the striking process. Subsequently, it looks like this took a little hit, causing that angled mark that goes from corner to corner. Filled minmarks are seemingly pretty common, although except for that hit, yours is a particularly nice example in that it seems to fully engulf the mintmark. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/19/2018 9:33 pm Well it looks like it was struck with a broken post. When this happens the area inside of the mint mark will not show up incuse, but because there is a void on the die, it will be raised. Sometimes even higher than the device when the post pulls away a little of the field area. Then it looks like you coin was his with another one make the indent on this area. Not premium, but know what happened, helps you sleep better at night. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74906 Posts	Posted 05/19/2018 9:58 pm It's a mintmark with a broken post. It's very common for those years and doesn't carry any premiums. http://www.error-ref.com/broken-punch/ Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Chavez Valued Member United States 252 Posts	Posted 05/19/2018 10:00 pm Thanks folks. Is there any worth besides 1 cent? Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74906 Posts	Posted 05/19/2018 10:03 pm Nope, it's only worth 1 cent, because it's way too common and is seen on a lot of coins. You can keep it if you want, but there's no premium for it. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 05/20/2018 03:27 am It occurs frequently and has no added value beyond being interesting. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/21/2018 5:18 pm Here is more information on a broken post issue. Report this Post to the Staff
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