Mint marks

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Mint marks

#1 Unread post by Earl » Sat Mar 16, 2019 3:18 pm

I have two 1954 D Lincon cents with the mint mark in different places, one looks normal the other is touching the leg of 9 are they normal?


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Re: Mint marks

#2 Unread post by Daniel » Sat Mar 16, 2019 3:20 pm

Yes it is normal. Mint marks where hand punched into the dies before 1990 so their location can vary.
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Re: Mint marks

#3 Unread post by Paul » Sat Mar 16, 2019 4:17 pm

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 Yes it is normal. Mint marks where hand punched into the dies before 1990 so their location can vary.
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Re: Mint marks

#4 Unread post by Earl » Sat Mar 16, 2019 5:18 pm

Thank You
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