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1943-S LWC With "Thick" Mintmark

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 Posted 01/10/2010  11:01 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add DVCollector to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I recently searched through a dealer's hoard of steel cents and came across this coin. It stood out because the mint mark was noticeably thicker than others. As I'm unfamiliar with Lincolns, I wanted to ask the experts here--is this simple Die Deterioration?

Two different lighting angles on the same coin:
1943-S-LWC-With-

1943-S-LWC-With-

This is from the Coppercoins site, showing a normal mintmark:
1943-S-LWC-With-

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01/11/2010 01:33 am
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It does look unusual, but my best guess is that this is a punch that saw some wear before being used here. Anything metal used as a punch will flatten out with time. When it does, it gets fatter too. That's the best I can do, sorry.
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Thanks...I wouldn't have considered that!
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It's only a possibility. The only thing I can tell you for sure is that it's not a different mintmark style. It's the same typical mintmark style, but is flattened out somehow.
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