1968-D Lincoln Memorial Cent - Two Different Mint-Mark Styles?

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chuckster 125 Pillar of the Community United States 4113 Posts	Posted 03/20/2009 4:45 pm Is this the same style of mint-mark or were there 2 different kinds of D's for the 1968D LMC? The mint mark looks bigger on coin #1 than #2. Any 68 D's that I've seen are always like the second coin- Very thick. Edited by chuckster 125 03/20/2009 4:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff

DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 03/20/2009 5:51 pm Look at all those die polishing marks around the date/mm on the first coin. Would that suggest what happened to the relief/thickness of the mint mark? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 03/20/2009 5:54 pm It is possible that the D was lightly punched into the die, leaving a shallower impression and thus a thinner D. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 03/20/2009 11:29 pm It is an issue with the polishing of the die. It defaced the die making the mintmark weaker. Report this Post to the Staff
Jazzcoins Valued Member United States 301 Posts	Posted 03/21/2009 09:44 am i would say it has to do with the punch weak punch. JAZEC Report this Post to the Staff
chuckster 125 Pillar of the Community United States 4113 Posts	Posted 03/21/2009 12:48 pm Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
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