1951-D Wheat Penny- D/S Or D/D? (Coin #1) - Page 2

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rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 02/08/2024 9:10 pm Upper area? What I see is a fairly normal D mintmark, but there is a raised curve across the center. The upper/left area is incuse, as is the lower/right area. Only the center "bar" is raised. This is why I am not thinking this is a chip, but a gouge. I also don't see evidence this is a die variety. If the "bar" had been created with a D mintmark punch, then we'd expect it to extend outside the main mintmark at a fair height above the field. Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8751 Posts	Posted 02/08/2024 10:18 pm Quote: Upper area? What I see is a fairly normal D mintmark, but there is a raised curve across the center. The upper/left area is incuse, as is the lower/right area. Only the center "bar" is raised. This is why I am not thinking this is a chip, but a gouge. This is what I'm talking about. I cannot see anything but a die chip in the upper inside part of the mm, the other "things" I don't know. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 02/08/2024 10:22 pm Are you saying that area is raised? I don't think so. The shadows indicate it is incuse. The only raised area is the middle ridge. Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8751 Posts	Posted 02/09/2024 7:48 pm I don't think so, sir. The "chip" I see looks to layer over the mm somewhat, which would make it raised. I could be wrong though, definitely wouldn't be the first time. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 02/09/2024 9:38 pm I may be wrong as well. I'm just judging from the photo evidence. @PaulyD, can you clarify this? Is the post broken-out on the upper part, like what is shown by @Marve65 in his post above, or is the post complete but with a raised ridge going across it? Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
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