I saw in a thread that a mint mark touching the date had some value. Like all newbee's, I am trying to get my first agreed on error. Do these count? I am also trying to learn to take close up pictures. Thanks.....Mint
If its actually touching the 9 it would be called a " Displaced MintMark ". I can't tell if there is a hairline in between or not. A displaced mm would be a variety not an error. It would be worth a dollar or two to the right person...
I have a 20X loop. The "D" in both cases are not blended into the 9, they are a seperate letter. This is why I am posting some of my coins here. I don't know the exact details of what qualifies as a true error or true varitey. Thanks. ...c-ya
or mostly known as "misplaced" mint mark.and it looks to be one.the "D" shouldnt have been put so close to the date.very interesting.cool find.
What you do have is a filled 9 on the bottom coin. And it's good to notice the location of the mintmark. Sometimes if a mintmark is moved that much it could indicate there was once another mintmark albeit weaker. I have a couple 1956 D and D coins where there is a trace of a second D in the correct location plus the stronger D where yours is. This is not to be confused with a D over D or D/D. The one I have is called D and D.
Since the mintmark was hand sunk into the die until rather recently, as long as it is inside the rim from the right, above Lincoln's coat and under the date, and not overlapping the digits, it was acceptable, and much better than trying to correct and make a Repunched Mint Mark ( from the mint's point of view). I am rather amazed that since it was usually struck twice, and it is small, most are almost spot on. Except in Denver in the early 60s....The number of RPM in those years! Must have been something in the air.
Yes it is a variety - as is with every US mint marked coin struck 1989 and before. In probably 99% of the cases the location and orientation of the mint mark in relation to the date and other design devices of the coin is all the data needed to attribute it to the specific working die that struck the coin. For a variety to carry a collector's premium - it needs to be attributed and referenced to a specific working die listed in one of the major generally accepted files - CONECA, Wexler, Potter, Breen, Crawford, VAM, Coppercoins, Snow, Cherrypickers, etc.
