| Author |
 Replies: 11 / Views: 1,259 |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
6116 Posts |
Whether you believe in it or not, this variety has always been kind of interesting. Some would say it has a couple of die gouges under the 1 and 9 of the date. Others swear it has a fully displaced "S" mint mark there. I really don't know which is true, but I pull them when I find them as people do collect them. Just found this one in a BU roll. I added a photo with a rough sketch of the supposed "S" to help visualize it. 1956-D & S Lincoln Wheat cent displaced mint mark - WDMM-001     |
|
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1427 Posts |
Amazing, I lean towards a mint mark, but who knows?
|
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
2342 Posts |
I'd imagine unless these are in AU or better they would be near impossible to spot...
Great find!
smat
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Almost seems too coincidental that the S MM is so out of place and was never actually used that year.  |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
713 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
5786 Posts |
Nice BU example.
Haven't come across one myself but have been on the lookout.
Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
 The curve looks like a match. |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
I'm in the skeptical column.  |
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
6116 Posts |
I would say that I too am skeptical, but having seen a fair number of these in different die states, some of them really do look like an S.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2843 Posts |
To me, that S is too big. I wonder if it can't somehow be the inner part of the D mint mark. It seems to be a good match EDIT to add: I created this GIF to demonstrate  Edited by BigSilver
12/07/2020 7:06 pm
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3656 Posts |
@BigSilver - that GIF is pretty cool.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Quote:
1956-D 1¢ WDMM-001
Description: An S punch can be found between the lower 1 and 9 of the date. http://doubleddie.com/921576.htmlRead through this information on Wexler's site. |
| |
Replies: 11 / Views: 1,259 |
|
Posted 12/06/2020 04:21 am
