Is This A Double Punched Mint Mark On 1994 Penny?

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Railsiderustique New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 12/18/2022 3:02 pm I have a 1994 penny that looks like there's a Denver mint mark above and below the date. Can y'all help me clarify if it is? Report this Post to the Staff

ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19242 Posts	Posted 12/18/2022 3:06 pm This coin was minted a few years after the mint stopped punching mint marks by hand. You may be dealing with a split plating issue on the mint mark--not uncommon with 1980s-1990s zinc core cents. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/18/2022 3:11 pm Please post your pics right-side up and give us a close-up of the date area. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/18/2022 3:48 pm It would be called an RPM=repunched mint mark. RPMs stopped in 1990. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 12/18/2022 6:42 pm The mark above the date would be a zinc blister that has popped, and happened to form roughly the shape of a "D". A repunched mintmark would have the two mintmark letters exactly the same size and shape, since they'd be using the same punch both times. But as pointed out by others above, they stopped doing the whole mintmark-punching-separately thing in 1990. So a "repunched mintmark" or any other form of wandering mintmark is literally impossible on a coin from 1994. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/18/2022 8:39 pm Above the digits is just a pierce through the plating. Not a plus for the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 98107 Posts	Posted 12/18/2022 8:42 pm I tend to agree with Sap and Coop - either one is the answer to what happened to this coin. Seeing how far away, it is it is hard to know any better without better close-up images. 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
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 12/19/2022 5:14 pm The photos leave a lot to be desired, perhaps better images would help us. As mentioned, it's definitely not a RPM. Report this Post to the Staff
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