1975 D over S penny??

Hi I'm Bob and would appreciate any feedback... Thanks!

 

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The second photo clearly shows a "D" shaped MM and I can also clearly see the "S" MM in the first photo. I would say it is very possible that it is an OMM variety. Please post a closeup of the MM if possible.

 

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Thanks and I will try to get a better pic! ..lol! I only have my phone....

 

Not likely. San Francisco only produced Proof Cents in 1975. It is not likely a Proof die with an 'S' mintmark was repunched with a 'D' mintmark and used to strike Business Strike Cents.

 

That's very true Hobo but the coin does look suspect to me.

 

IMHO, The fact that they didnt make any 1975-s Cents (with the exception of the proof) would leave me to believe that it is damage or possibly someone trying to make it look like an error.
I wonder at one time it was proof and due to PMD it as caused the "s" to look like a "d"

 

Yes I too did realize that about that year, that's why I'm here to make new friends with good eyes!! Thanks!!..

 

Once a Proof always a Proof. If a Proof coin is circulated it becomes an impaired Proof.

 

It is PMD that has made the D look like an S. This coin has a "blob" D caused by a die chip, and it also looks like the D has sustained a slight hit in the southwest corner. This is giving it the appearance of a diagonal from an S running down from upper left to lower right.

 

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It's best I can do on my phone for now! Thanks for the input.... makes for a keeper to me.

 

I think it was a really big screw up at the mint that make a proof s on a d coin. But I'm just a newby

 

I have been holding onto what appears to me to be a D over S strike as well. Logic dictates that it can't exist, but visual reality tells a different story.

 

Looks like a D with impact damage.

No, there is no logical reason why it couldn't exist. All the dies were made at Philadelphia and all the mintmarks were punched intot he dies by hand there as well so it COULD happen, but in 40 years of collectors poring over the coins none has ever shown up. That just makes it highly unlikely that one exists, not that it couldn't.

 

S with damage

 

If it was an S with damage it would be a proof coin and this one isn't.

 

I have one also

 

I have one too.

 

Welcome to the neighborhood, JTC!

You do realize that the last post to this (nearly) 8 year-old thread was made more than 4 years ago. Correct?

I saw the image you posted, but it isn't large enough for me to form a conclusion. Take a new photo and crop out all of the unnecessary background, including part of the coin. Then resize the image before using the "Full Image" option to post it here.

Chris