1958 D mint mark tolerance

Straightened the coin using the word LIBERTY, how unusual is this mint mark?

 

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They were hand punched into the die so they end up all over the place. That one certainly is a bit wonky though.

 

ill take wonky, googled this area and didnt find much on it.

 

Here is an older CT thread that discusses mint marks. May be worth a read.
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/hand-punched-mint-marks.341830/

 

Copy that, I'll check it out, thanks

 

And, on the reverse you can see the ghost of Lincoln, indirect image transfer.

 

I did not even see that I was so wrapped up in the letter D! Thank you again that is so cool

 

Yep, the mintmark was hand-punched into the working die until 1990. The employee who punched this mintmark into the die must have come to work with a serious hangover. ~ Chris

 

Nice images.

 

If you haven't already been introduced to error-ref.com, check it out. Here is their entry on tilted MM http://www.error-ref.com/tilted-mint-mark/