1945-S Dime With Unusual Mint Mark.

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Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6661 Posts	Posted 01/04/2025 5:53 pm Picked off ebay as a potential inverted knob-S mint mark. I cannot classify this thing as rightside up or upside down, or even as knob-S or trumpet tail S. First line of images is near vertical, 0/90/180/270 to the light. Bottom line are tilted slightly, same light rotations. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/04/2025 8:29 pm Wait, wait - which one is yours? Lost here. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6661 Posts	Posted 01/04/2025 8:34 pm All the pictures are the same coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/04/2025 9:25 pm Looks pretty normal to me. Report this Post to the Staff
fplagge Pillar of the Community United States 660 Posts	Posted 01/05/2025 08:56 am Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6661 Posts	Posted 01/05/2025 12:52 pm I know what you are saying, fplagge. When you put the vertical cut of a knob-S at 90 degrees, the knob protrudes out over the belly of the lower S curve. What's giving me a headache is that the bottom tail doesn't have the typical keyhole shape. It could be an actual knob-S mint mark inverted, like this one: https://www.pcgs.com/cert/83050078 Or possibly similar to this one: https://www.pcgs.com/cert/38893166 I don't know why that mint mark looks more withered with circulation, though. I thought circulation tends to crush the S outwards, making it broader and flatter over time. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 100610 Posts	Posted 01/06/2025 09:15 am Hmm, hard to tell for me - time to watch and learn a bit here.. 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
lawest Pillar of the Community United States 1998 Posts	Posted 01/09/2025 12:02 pm Appears to be inverted MMS-006 to me. The upper serif looks to have the "flat spot". On the normal positioned mint mark the "flat spot" is on the lower ball. http://www.varietyvista.com/06%20Me...20Styles.htm Report this Post to the Staff
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