1988-D Lincoln Memorial Cent Mint Mark Location

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jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 04/14/2009 10:48 pm Hello Everyone This is my very first post here and hope I'm in the right place.I do have a Question about Mint Marks.Looking through some pennys a while back and noticed the MM was in a Diff Location,Same Year it's just in a Totally diff spot.On one it's below the 8,on the other it's below the 9,Is this pretty common.are they worth keeping or should I spend away..Thanks for you're thoughts. pat Report this Post to the Staff

CoinHunter53562 Pillar of the Community United States 2049 Posts	Posted 04/14/2009 10:51 pm Welcome to the forum...I'll let someone else answer that question. :P Just had to say welcome aboard...lol Report this Post to the Staff
jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 04/14/2009 11:03 pm Thank you coinhunter.looks like good bunch of folks hear.Looking forward to acquiring some knowledge Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 04/14/2009 11:10 pm Before 1990 the mint mark was applied to the hub by hand, so they can and will vary in location. Some that touch the devices might be worth saving. And to the forum. Edited by rockdude 04/15/2009 10:54 am Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/14/2009 11:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 04/15/2009 01:19 am As rockdude pointed out, Lincoln Cent mintmarks were hand punched up to 1989. The location could vary. If the mm is touching the rim or other devices such as a number, it is collectible known as a misplaced mintmark. Yours are normal placement on both coins. to the CCF. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/15/2009 11:37 am Quote: Before 1990 the mint mark was applied to the hub by hand They were applied to each individual die by hand, not the hub. The mint mark is now on the hub that creates each die so the placement is identical. The individual placement by hand on each die also led to repunched mint marks(RPMs) and over mint marks(OMMs), both of which are quite collectible. Report this Post to the Staff
jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 04/15/2009 12:35 pm Thanks for all the Replies.Learning new things already Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/15/2009 1:03 pm Here is what we mean by RPMs. Just a small sampling to help you appreciate the different types of RPMs. Report this Post to the Staff
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