does it matter where the mint mark is positioned on a coin? I seem to focus on that detail and wonder if it worth it. A friend has a coin (1958d) and I keep thinking about that d which is touching on the bottom of the nine. This is just a general queston about all coins mint positions. Any ideas on this question would help
many of the mint marks prior to the 1980s were punched by hand and are known to move about from die to die. This is just an example of some guy at the Mint missing his mark by just a tad bit
Thanks for the history lesson. So from now on or since machines are stamping them I can stop this addiction...(lol)
kindm of... the mint marks are now imparted on the hubs rather than on individual dies. thereby making their placement standard and consistent
Mintmark shape, size, location and orientation is often used to identify a variety or to authenticate a coin, especially on low-mintage issues (e.g., 1909-S VDB Lincoln, 1916-D Mercury, etc. Otherwise, unless the mintmark is WAY off from its normal location or touching another element, it is just part of the time when mintmarks were punched by hand.
