Looks like a ball serif S, not a trumpet tail. However, another forum mentioned they thought there might be a D under this making it look like a trumpet tail. If you look again ( I will try to find it and clear up the pics) but there does appear to be something poking out from the S.
All sorts of suspicious actors in the main Obverse photo. An extra T between the R and U in trust? a 3 ( or even 13) before the G in god? There could be a D buried under that S? Maybe an A after the first T in trust? We need some better photos, what does the reverse look like?
There can't be a raised T in between the RU of TRUST, a 3 or 13 before the G of GOD, or an A before the first T in TRUST. Extra letters don't just randomly appear on coins. If they were an exact match (size and shape) of a letter currently on the coin and were incuse, there would be a chance that it could be a dropped letter. But that is bot the case with this coin. It is a normal coin.
I have ruled out inverted S. I ruled out RPM. What I did find was this. The top is my cent upside down. The bottom is a normal Mint D from a 1946 D. It looks like the D was inverted, before being stamped by the S.
I don't see it. You may be looking too hard...with a coin this circulated with so many hits and scratches, I would bet that it is just coincidental damage and seeing something that isn't there. Keep up the hunt!
Who are you sending it to if I may ask? Which attributor? And you'll make sure to let us know the result when you get it, right?
The 3 dollar wonder himself, oops... I mean 4 dollars as of May 31st. I figured there is only one known variety of the 1946 s/d....there has to be others. What's 3 bucks?
I don't know how this site feels about using names, so I will post a link to his attribution guidelines.http://www.doubleddie.com/402401.html
Wexler won't call himself an Expert But I ,will also is the best in my book @ $5.00. I had 1946-D come in to my shop 15yrs ago Pcgs graded MS-64R I knew their was something south of the D cracked out and send to John. I was thinking a new 1946-D/S . but no it was the 1st MS-64R Rpm#10 most are EF or Au at best today http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1946&die_id=1946d1mm010&die_state=lds
yea I did there a few more too. But not bragging just.at one time I hunted too much. but now my eyes are not what they were :yes: