1988 D Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Weird Mint Mark?!

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zachlovessix Valued Member United States 72 Posts	Posted 06/13/2011 11:04 pm Hey all, Found this in a roll today, the mint mark really caught my eye because its sooo huge! Is this a normal thing? It looks as though it should be for a quarter or something larger. I can't seem to find anything about a larger mint mark being known on this year. Any help would be great! Report this Post to the Staff

dMAN Valued Member United States 103 Posts	Posted 06/14/2011 03:39 am Zach, looks like split plating. During the striking process the pressure can cause the plating to stretch out real thin and actually split it. The platting can even snap back sometimes causing it to leave a raised ridge that resembles a dbl MM. But in this case it looks as though it just left the zinc exposed. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/14/2011 06:49 am It does look bold and raised a bit higher then normal. That being said,they"the mint mark" were punched by hand into the die until 1990 so it could have been punched too deep. I have seen many of them so I don't think they hold a premium. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 06/14/2011 09:25 am That is a pretty wild mintmark. That would have jumped out at me, too. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 06/14/2011 11:16 am Extremely strong mintmark punch coupled with the oversized D mintmark used in the mid-late 80s. Report this Post to the Staff
oldcoach Valued Member United States 402 Posts	Posted 06/14/2011 1:18 pm now that baby is pretty cool. Report this Post to the Staff
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1988 D LMC Weird Mint Mark?!