1983 D Lincoln Cent Mint Mark Error?

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NandJ New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 02/21/2024 9:19 pm Hey guys sorry if this should be a new topic. I'm not sure but I have a 1983D that weighs in at 2.4 g. I could use some help with please. It appears that the E proceeding PLURIBUS may have an S over it! Looks like a mint mark style S! One baffling thing is that it appears to have scratching around the possible error location contributing to one's thinking that it's been seen or manually altered by someone. Please your thoughts. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34401 Posts	Posted 02/21/2024 9:20 pm Quote: Hey guys sorry if this should be a new topic. Yes it should be and I've taken the liberty to split it off of that old thread. This way we can provide your coin with all the attention that it needs. Also, welcome to CCF! "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
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74000 Posts	Posted 02/21/2024 9:23 pm To CCF! What you're seeing is Pareidolia. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
NandJ New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 02/21/2024 9:29 pm Thanks for moving my post brother and the kind welcoming remark. Like I said I'm new and lacking sleep. That being said am I seeing things you folks may not. Y'a all see an E and I see an S cuz I tell my wife I'm like a demigod sometimes but she doesn't believe me lol. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19147 Posts	Posted 02/21/2024 9:29 pm Very difficult to assess given the images posted. Most likely a post-strike damage issue. And yes, beware Pareidolia... Report this Post to the Staff
NandJ New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 02/21/2024 9:35 pm Yes for some reason I'm having trouble getting a good photograph of that area of the coin. My coin microscope that I purchased from temu (be cautious trust me) stopped working because the manufacturer or the one they sold stop selling it and so the software doesn't work or whatever I don't know 16 bucks oh well. Yeah I just come across this coin about a week ago 2 days ago and have been able to find nothing on the internet. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34401 Posts	Posted 02/21/2024 10:18 pm @nand, you will find a whole subforum here devoted to coin photography. I recommend you check out some of the posts there to build a much better photography system for not much more money. With that said, I've taken the liberty of cropping, enlarging, and enhancing your photograph showing what very much looks like a letter S partially obscuring the letter E. While I agree 100% that it looks like a letter S, there just isn't a way for this to have happened as part of the minting process. Rather it is just some random damage that has moved the metal around a bit into something like a letter E. As @e&v pointed out, this is called Pareidolia. "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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/21/2024 10:31 pm Much better closeup shots needed. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/22/2024 12:29 pm and I agree with Spence. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95630 Posts	Posted 02/22/2024 5:37 pm that we need better in focus images here, but with what Spence enlarged, it appears to just have been damaged in that area of 'EPU' (by the way, I would not buy from Temu - I have heard from news reports, that most of the stuff is of poor quality. 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
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 02/22/2024 5:43 pm to the CCF and circulation damage. Report this Post to the Staff
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