1968 S Lincoln Cent - Repunched Mint Mark / RPM Maybe?

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Blondebear Valued Member United States 50 Posts	Posted 03/19/2021 11:52 pm So I've got this 1968 s Lincoln Cent. I bought some Lincoln cents from the '50s and '60s in AU, BU condition. This particular coin, was mis-marked on the coin flip. Started taking a look at it a little closer, and I noticed that the mint mark is an an S, but it's like a blob. I checked out copper coins.com for varieties of this particular Lincoln Cent, and it doesn't list anything on there, not that I could find anyhow. That site is pretty easy to navigate and find for particular years. But I can't find anything on the internet either. Any ideas? Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 96595 Posts	Posted 03/20/2021 12:00 am Looks like the post that forms the hollow part of the 's' broke off, thus not making it properly Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Scuba1 Valued Member United States 356 Posts	Posted 03/20/2021 12:18 am . with Dearborn. There are a lot of S mint mark variations and a good site to see these and learn this on is Lincolncentresource.com Hope this helps. Report this Post to the Staff
Blondebear Valued Member United States 50 Posts	Posted 03/20/2021 1:39 pm Thank you! I've actually come across quite a few of these since last night's post. Mainly in the late 60s and 70s. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/20/2021 2:37 pm The clutter around the mintmark is mintmark punch damage. The punch was hammer into a hardened die. So eventually the punch takes the damage the hardest. When this happens you will often see the same mintmark punch on different dies/denominations as well. Not premium as a large number of the dies are showing the same issue of progress damage on the punch. Report this Post to the Staff
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1968 S Lincoln Cent - RPM Maybe?