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A well known example of a small mint mark is 1945-S "Micro S" U.S. Mercury dime, when the mint used an old puncheon intended for Philippines coins. [14] A much rarer example is the 1892-O "Micro O" U.S. Barber half dollar , which may have come about from the brief use of a mintmark puncheon intended for the quarter. [ 15 ]
Before 1990, all US coin dies were subject to mint mark errors resulting from the preparation of the dies. The mint mark was hammered into the die manually sometimes causing a die to have a doubling. In the minting process this would create a series of coins with a distinct of slight doubling of the mint mark.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Mint-made errors" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 ...
In fact, blank coins are not uncommon due to errors during the minting process.... Are Blank Coins Valuable? If You Can Find One, It Could Be Worth Up to $1,600
1. 1943-D Lincoln Bronze Wheat Penny — $2.3 million Designed by Victor D. Brenner, this is one of the highest-value pennies in circulation today. During World War II, pennies were made of steel ...
But the 1909-S VDB is a standout example of where things start to get quite interesting for Wheat Pennies. In 1909, the U.S. Mint halted production of Indian Head pennies and began producing ...
bag mark. Also called a contact mark. A surface mark, or nick, on a coin, usually from contact with other coins in a mint bag. [1] More often seen on large gold or silver coins. banker's mark A small countermark applied to a coin by a bank or a trader indicating that they consider the coin to be genuine and of legal weight.
Print/export Download as PDF; ... The following mint marks indicate which mint the coin was made at: ... Extra leaf errors are known. [3] [4] S 2,740,684