Possible "greased" mint mark common for 1943 Lincoln w/weak 4?

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  1. Lilforeigner

    Lilforeigner New Member

    Hi All, I'm new to the forum. Recently acquired several nice steelies. I've attached a pic of one with a weak 4 (grease?). I'd seen the weak 4 (see inset in black box) before, but this one seemed to also have a "bump" (yellow oval) in the general direction of where the MM (D / S ?) should be. I couldn't easily make out the outline slightly SW below the 4. Wondering if it could be the mint mark or perhaps just a defect. Weighs out @ 2.71 grams which seems to match the spec. I'm guessing its not valuable, just a little unusual. I'm a big fan of weird.

    Any thoughts are appreciated.
     

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  3. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    That's quite interesting. I dunno. Grease-filled die seems plausible enough to me?

    "Big fan of weird", huh? Well, there's nothing weird about that. :)
     
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  4. messydesk

    messydesk Well-Known Member

    43-S. 4 and S are partially grease-filled.
     
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  5. Oldhoopster

    Oldhoopster Member of the ANA since 1982

    I looks like a a filled die and mm. I have a couple with filled digits.
     
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  6. Lilforeigner

    Lilforeigner New Member

    @messdesk & Oldhoopster: Yeah, I guess I could see that. Just wasn't aware of how common it may have been in steelies. Much obliged.
     
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