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*** Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! ***Found this today & the mint mark stuck out like a sore thumb. It's huge & looks nothing like any other 88d I've ever seen. No split serifs & does not match any rpm listed. Doesn't seen to match any D mint styles here either, especially for what's posted for that year. http://www.varietyvista.com/01b%20L...20Styles.htmAnother oddity it that it's higher than most of the whole obverse design,definitely the date. Out of spite I did some looking around at other coin MM & this comes close but IMO, that's reaching. http://www.varietyvista.com/09b%20W...20Styles.htmSo, on that note, what are your thoughts / No it's not an rdv6     Comparison 88D  Jim's 88D from previous thread  Edited by wrongnumber
08/03/2018 02:29 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm thinking that circulation flattening from circulation wear has caused the mint mark to appear bigger in size.
Errers and Varietys.
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You should include the date, mintmark, and the denomination in your titles.
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Pillar of the Community
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EV , its not flattened. Yes it does look like it took a hit on the vertical bar but it's close to twice the height of the date. Doesn't match an 88d mint mark I've ever seen & ive been on a hunt for 88/89 reverse hardcore.
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Someone just posted an 88 with the same issue and I think it was determined at was possibly MM that was just punched in a little farther than normal. Coop chimed in with an answer I just don't remember exactly what it was. But I'm pretty sure it wasn't anything unusual
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Quote:
Someone just posted an 88 with the same issue and I think it was determined at was possibly MM that was just punched in a little farther than normal. Coop chimed in with an answer I just don't remember exactly what it was. But I'm pretty sure it wasn't anything unusual I remember who it was. It was Jim0815. Here's his thread for more information. http://goccf.com/t/323631Errers and Varietys.
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Post edited to add comparisons. Looking at 3 different dies here. I can agree that whoever set the MM had a heavy hand, but to my eye , the MM is a different style & size.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Well this mint mark doesn't look like any of the Denver mint marks. (1-12) So keep it safe for now. If more turn up, it might be something?   |
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Really don't know coop. Definitely have it aside just in case. Haven't come across anything like that in all the 88s I've looked at. I appreciate your insight & skepticism of it.
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Well it might be a new punch? Or it maybe something I'm not thought about yet. if you can find more with different locations of the mint mark, then it would be a new MMS punch. (Or another MMS that was used that year?)
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If the inside of the D is higher than the fields around it then it is a deeply punched mint mark. That actually is a variety.
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Only a variety if there is spread that is visible. Not a RPM.
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Posted 08/03/2018 12:41 am
