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stevewalkerny New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 08/15/2023 7:59 pm I'm searching a bunch of 1942s and found many S mint marks, a couple of inverted. But the S on this one is larger and seems mishappen to me compared with the other Ss I see. Attached is a picture of the funny S which seems inverted and a picture of what the other S marks look like. They are smaller and located a little differently. Any info on this is appreciated Report this Post to the Staff

Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 08/15/2023 8:16 pm to the CCF Not sure there is an inverted 42. Only one I see is 45. This mm is damaged by the same hit on the N and E. MM back then were hand punched so there were a lot of different placements. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/15/2023 8:29 pm Guessing circulation damage. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73706 Posts	Posted 08/15/2023 8:33 pm Just circulation damage on the mint mark. PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94795 Posts	Posted 08/15/2023 8:37 pm the MM took some hits. 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
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6463 Posts	Posted 08/16/2023 12:51 am I don't think that's the root cause of the mismatch. 1942 Mercury dimes in San Francisco had two different mint mark styles. The second one was MMS-005 Straight Serif, demonstrated by his bottom "good" coin. The serifs are clearly notched on both the top and bottom. The first style was MMS-004 Trumpet Tail. I believe that describes the coin in question here. The trumpet tail has a bulbous bottom termination tail, and a hooked top termination. It is flat along the top, with no notch for a serif. Additionally, I think that trumpet tail S took a circulation hit or some flattening, and is slightly deformed. But even if both coins were pristine, their mint marks wouldn't match. They are examples of the two separate—and completely valid—mint mark punches for a 1942 San Francisco dime. http://www.varietyvista.com/06%20Me...20Styles.htm Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6463 Posts	Posted 08/16/2023 01:00 am MMS-004 Trumpet Tail on my 1941-S Large-S Jefferson nickel FS-501: MMS-005 Straight Serif on a Mercury dime: A collage of Mercury dime mint marks, with both S types clearly in the mix: Report this Post to the Staff
stevewalkerny New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 08/16/2023 12:53 pm Thank you all. To Cujohn - The only inverted S I see on PCGS is the 1942 S FS-501 inverted Mint Mark https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin...01-fb/511114 Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6463 Posts	Posted 08/16/2023 2:13 pm PCGS does not accredit the 1945-S 10c Inverted Mint Mark (IMM). They do accredit the micro-S and S/Horizontal-S FS-503 varieties for 1945-S 10c. The 1945-S 10c MMS-006 Ball Serif style IMM can be viewed on Wexler's reference site (second listing): https://doubleddie.com/1179161.html The 1942-S IMM FS-501 has the style of the MMS-005 Straight Serif mint mark. For anyone interested, that happens to be the first of the two listings on the linked Wexler article. It can, however, be better seen on the PCGS page linked by Steve, which has two very clear examples at high resolution. Report this Post to the Staff
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