1948 S with an inverted mint mark

Has anyone seen this in a 1948 cent? 1946 S is the only other wheat cent with an inverted mint mark and a listing in PCGS. It is also from San Francisco. I can't find this inverted S 1948 listed anywhere. variety anywhere.

 

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Hey check it out......San Francisco Mintmark Styles (varietyvista.com)
This is what it should look like:

 

That's the closest match yet SensibleSal, thanks. Mine is still slightly different, even in areas without PMD. But that's closer than I was able to find.

 

Very interesting! It should be MMS-004 but it looks like MMS-008.
http://lincolncentresource.com/San_Fransisco_Mintmark_Styles.html

 

Wow, what a difference a day makes...

 

That S is pretty badly mushed to the N/NNE. To me it looks like MMS-004 but smashed and distorted.

 

I made this to help us. The bottom picture is the mintmark in question.

 

Maybe definitive? MMS-004 all have the circled notch. Far right is another example from Heritage (there are many others).

 

I wasn't sure at first, but I think your right that it is MMS-004.

 

I believe it is upright and the correct mm. but very worn/flattened. The upper loop is ovoid and the bottom is more rounded. Wexlers and Flynn "Authoritative Reference on Lincoln Cents" Shows no "S" MM variations for any 1948 Lincoln cent. Jim

 

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