1987 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Very Good Condition Mintmark Placing Error

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Jonah New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 01/08/2019 06:02 am Hello, this is my first of what I presume to be Many Many error posts. So please tell me I'm not the only one who sees that the D is at an angle and not fully centered. Is it a known error and or worth anything? More than face value. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 01/08/2019 06:45 am @jonah, first welcome to CCF. Second, I look forward to seeing more threads of yours. With respect to the specific coin that you have posted and the slightly off axis mint mark, you may be interested to know that at that time the mint marks were still being applied by hand to the dies and so off-angle and unusual location mintmarks are somewhat common. This CCF earlier thread has more info: http://goccf.com/t/16841 "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 01/08/2019 08:14 am 1989 was the last year of the hand punched dies happened. Starting in 1990, the mint marks are part of the design on the master die. So all coins from that mint will have the Samantha mark, same location and thus took RPMs out of the equation. If the mint marks are doubled after that it would be from MD or a doubled die. A lot of mint marks after that year are affected with die wear. But a few dies do have DDOs on the date and mint mark area, but not very often. Report this Post to the Staff
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Jonah New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 02/07/2019 03:42 am Thank you guys very much! And I look forward to posting plenty more oddities that I personally lack an explanation for. cheers Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 02/07/2019 07:51 am Welcome to the Forum. You've come to a phenomenal place to share and learn. Enjoy. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
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1987 LMC Very Good Condition Mintmark Placing Error