1947 Wheat Penny. Does The Mint Mark Look Upside Down?

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Littlemg2 Pillar of the Community United States 552 Posts	Posted 05/30/2025 12:14 am What do you guys think about this mint mark. To me it looks as it is inverted but not too sure about it. Thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74346 Posts	Posted 05/30/2025 01:08 am Interesting. Although I've only heard about the 1946 S Inverted mint mark. https://www.error-ref.com/inverted_mint_mark/ Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Littlemg2 Pillar of the Community United States 552 Posts	Posted 05/30/2025 01:14 am Right, as this one is very interesting in my opinion. Report this Post to the Staff
Littlemg2 Pillar of the Community United States 552 Posts	Posted 05/30/2025 9:09 pm any one have Thoughts On this? I know of the 1946 Inverted Report this Post to the Staff
igwt79 Pillar of the Community United States 1465 Posts	Posted 05/30/2025 9:33 pm interesting Report this Post to the Staff
Littlemg2 Pillar of the Community United States 552 Posts	Posted 05/30/2025 10:16 pm right.... Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6525 Posts	Posted 05/30/2025 10:40 pm One could imagine it as an inverted sans-serif S mint mark. I think there is a strong possibility that it is a smooshed and worn trumpet tail S. That might be a little ball on the bottom termination, consistent with a trumpet tail. Report this Post to the Staff
Littlemg2 Pillar of the Community United States 552 Posts	Posted 05/30/2025 11:00 pm I will try to get a better and closer pic so we can verify Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96451 Posts	Posted 05/30/2025 11:16 pm Interesting piece. 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
igwt79 Pillar of the Community United States 1465 Posts	Posted 05/30/2025 11:24 pm 1-mm-004 ....................................... 2-op ................................... 3-mm007_invereted Short, quick ... maybe better images would help Report this Post to the Staff
Littlemg2 Pillar of the Community United States 552 Posts	Posted 05/30/2025 11:41 pm As soon as I locate it I will send closer pics. I knew not to let the wife help the other night.... Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7042 Posts	Posted 05/31/2025 12:59 am Interesting....is all I'll say for now..... Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21614 Posts	Posted 05/31/2025 07:20 am Interesting but my only question is if it is an upside down S variety, how come it hasn't been hasn't been discovered in the last 78 years. There would have to have been hundreds of thousands struck from that die. Report this Post to the Staff
Littlemg2 Pillar of the Community United States 552 Posts	Posted 05/31/2025 11:19 am Oh I agree and all I did was take pics to ask it it looked funny and then Loose the coin in my office somewhere hahaha Report this Post to the Staff
Littlemg2 Pillar of the Community United States 552 Posts	Posted 05/31/2025 2:23 pm YAY!!! I Have found it. Well you asked for more and better pics!!! Quote: I think there is a strong possibility that it is a smooshed and worn trumpet tail S. That might be a little ball on the bottom termination, consistent with a trumpet tail. I tried to get the best close ups to verify if your thinking was accurate as it could be a possiblility. Now my opinion I do not see a smooshed down tail. But really what do I know Enjoy Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6525 Posts	Posted 05/31/2025 5:52 pm To me, it looks like: https://www.pcgs.com/cert/25282385 Report this Post to the Staff
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