1967 Lincoln Memorial Cent Misplaced Mint Mark?

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Sbglobal Valued Member United States 157 Posts	Posted 09/19/2022 07:35 am This is obviously an ugly coin but while examining it I noticed an "S" mint mark on the obverse below the I in "In". Is this from the mint? Report this Post to the Staff

nfine Pillar of the Community United States 3472 Posts	Posted 09/19/2022 07:40 am Whatever it is, it isn't a "S" mintmark. The San Francisco mint was closed from 1955 until 1968, and no Lincoln cents minted from 1965 until 1967 were issued with mint marks. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/19/2022 09:07 am Some sort of coincident damage, I'm guessing. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34424 Posts	Posted 09/19/2022 10:04 am Nope sorry not from the mint. Damage and Pareidolia I think. "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 09/19/2022 11:40 am Well the San Francisco mint was reopened in 1965, but no mintmarks were used on any of the 1965-1967 coin dies on all denominations those years. So it is not a 'Mintmark. In 1968, the addition of the mintmark was used on business strike cents from San Francisco until 1974. Report this Post to the Staff
nfine Pillar of the Community United States 3472 Posts	Posted 09/19/2022 5:09 pm Thanks for the correction on the SF mint closure dates, coop. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 09/19/2022 6:14 pm As the frog says, just coincidental damage. Report this Post to the Staff
Sbglobal Valued Member United States 157 Posts	Posted 09/19/2022 6:23 pm The mystery of the magical S apparently. Lol. Thank you gentlemen Report this Post to the Staff
sheldius Pillar of the Community United States 1204 Posts	Posted 09/19/2022 7:54 pm Could it be a dropped letter from Pluribus filled with debris? Overlay images to see if the size and font are correct. Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 09/19/2022 10:34 pm the S appears to be raised above the fields, like the other lettering, is that indeed the case? if so, it's something our of the ordinary Report this Post to the Staff
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