1958-P Wheat Cent with Faint D

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by Tanton, Apr 13, 2018.

  1. Tanton

    Tanton Member

    Looking at this 1958-P cent and I noticed slight marking under the date that appears to be a mint mark. It was hard to capture it in a photo, but it appears that there is a D under the date at a slight angle. Has anyone ever heard of something like this before? It doesn't look like its post mint damage. The images show a strong angle that would be the bottom part of the D, as well as the curve up from the bottom of the D which is why I feel its more defined than either a die crack or scratch. Love to hear your opinions.
     

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  3. Mike Drop

    Mike Drop Active Member

    I dont see the faint D. Possible a closer picture.
     
  4. Dave363

    Dave363 Well-Known Member

    I'm not seeing it either as stated maybe a close up but I can't see how it would be there maybe it took a hit. JMHO
    Dave
     
  5. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    It is posible that could be a Debris Filled mintmark. That is why you might see a Hint of mintmark showing. I am not able to see anything from your photo.
     
  6. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    You're seeing something that isn't there!

    Chris
     
  7. Tanton

    Tanton Member

    I'm having trouble capturing it well under higher magnification because of lighting. It shows at a certain angle. I tried to outline it to show the positioning, hoping that it makes it cleared to see in the other images.
     

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  8. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    There's nothing there. I don't doubt that you are able to see a D but it's probably not from a mint mark. Since the coin is other wise in pretty good condition, a mint mark would be a prominent feature and not a ghost.
    The coin was well struck and there's no reason for the MM not to be well struck. There's always the possibility of a grease or debris filled die at that exact spot, but there's nothing to indicate that's the case here.
    IMO even if there was an MM that was incredibly faint, it wouldn't make the coin more valuable. The 58-P and 58-D are very common, and something like a faint MM wouldn't really make a difference.
     
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  9. NLL

    NLL Well-Known Member

    Pareidolia.
     
  10. Mike Drop

    Mike Drop Active Member

    Please define
     
  11. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    ku-xlarge.jpg That's when you see an image, like a cloud that is shaped like an animal, it's not really there but you see it. Here is a picture of a gorilla on Mars:
     
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  12. Wheels

    Wheels Active Member

    B49E0A89-70D9-4856-AFE3-E051BD5F0FBA.jpeg This pic has a 58 d and also a gostly appearance of another d to the right.
     
  13. NLL

    NLL Well-Known Member

    Thanks for responding to his question while I was out.
     
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  14. Tanton

    Tanton Member

    Ah thank you for the through response. Thought I’d post just to see what others thought. I’ve been learning about grading over the past year but haven’t gotten too deep into the different MM varieties. There’s a slight indent where I thought the inside of the D would be and is slightly raised at the bottom but had trouble capturing it but seems like I’m just seeing what’s not there.. thanks again!
     
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