1954 S Wheat Cent With Unexpected Extra Material On Mint Mark. Die Crack?

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BW8 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 08/23/2022 11:42 pm Trying to understand what that extra material on the S could come from. I can't find any documentation of something exactly like it. Is this just a die crack over the S? Report this Post to the Staff

silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 08/23/2022 11:59 pm By photos I can not see. I can not see if it is die chip or RPM. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/24/2022 03:08 am We will need better close ups of the mint mark to really help you. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
kenwright396 Pillar of the Community United States 1173 Posts	Posted 08/24/2022 07:49 am Yes, better photos please. Welcome to the Community. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21600 Posts	Posted 08/24/2022 08:00 am Looks like a couple of small Die Chips. Not an error, just part of the minting process and are quite common. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/24/2022 08:40 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/24/2022 09:30 am If the mark is incuse, then it is coin contact that altered that device. A lot of the 1950's wheat cents show extreme die wear and they worked the dies past normal retirement. So there is no extra metal on your coin. The weight pre/after the strike will remain the same. A die chip, crack, break, Cud, or coin gouges will not increase the weight. 3.11 going in.3.11 going out. Unless something is struck into the coin, then the weight will be the same. (During the strike, the metal is just re-arranged during the strike. Nothing is added by the normal strike) Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188120 Posts	Posted 08/24/2022 09:37 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
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 08/24/2022 2:33 pm to the CCF and 54s I think have the most die chips and breaks around the date and mm of and year and date. You'll find a lot of them that connects the S to the 5. Report this Post to the Staff
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