1961 D Quarter (Mint Mark "d" Is Too Low?)

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SparkofThought New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 12/16/2018 6:18 pm Chances are this is just a noobie error hunting mistake. "D" is noticably lower than other same year quarters. Is this worthless/common? Any help would be appreciated. Also appologies I scanned this with a 300 dpi scanner and had to convert to upload. If a clearer pic is needed I can do my best. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/16/2018 6:40 pm to CCF. I think it is within mint tolerance. It does look a bit lower than most,but not an error and no added premium.On the plus side,it is silver! John1 Edited by John1 12/16/2018 6:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 12/16/2018 6:43 pm Hello! In 1961, mint marks were hand punched. Mint mark locations will vary. I'm no expert, so don't take my word for it-but I I think it hasn't no other value other than silver melt and numismatic value. Happy hunting! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 12/16/2018 7:11 pm Interesting find there, like everyone else above said, its not an error, just another unusually seeming coin is all. It is silver though so I would keep it and put it in you're silver coin collection if you have one! Report this Post to the Staff
cookiemonster Pillar of the Community United States 1335 Posts	Posted 12/16/2018 7:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/16/2018 7:30 pm As CoinHunter states, MM position varied back then because of hand-punching. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 12/17/2018 12:33 am with the above. I wanted to add that extreme variation in mintmark position can add value, but this is not the case here. Because the D is not touching any other design element, it falls within tolerance. 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
SparkofThought New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 12/17/2018 01:33 am Thanks for the quick replies everyone. I'm learning quite a lot for day 1.. also learned scanners can make a double dye apparent but then rotating the coin and scanning again shows it's false due to how scanners work lol. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 12/17/2018 11:23 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 12/17/2018 1:45 pm It is normal for this year - mint marks were hand punched into the dies. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
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1961 D Quarter (Mint Mark "D" Is Too Low?)