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1914 S Lincoln Wheat Cent Mint Mark Position

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 Posted 01/10/2009  09:44 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add afernbaugh to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I have been ebay shopping for a replacement 1914 S LWC. This morning when I had 4 different coins in my "watch" folder I noticed a difference in the positions of the mint mark in the coins relative to the date. Take a look at these pictures:

1914-S-Lincoln-Wheat-Cent-Mint-Mark-Position 1914-S-Lincoln-Wheat-Cent-Mint-Mark-Position

I looked in my reference books and could find nothing on this. Comments?

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 Posted 01/10/2009  09:59 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add cpfull to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The various positions of the mint mark are due to the fact that at the time they were punched into each die by hand. It is just random chance on the locations. However, if you have a variety, ie rpm and maybe doubled die, the experts here (not me), can use the oposition of the mm to verify which variety it is.
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