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<p>[QUOTE="Hookman, post: 4155781, member: 99642"]After doing more research and seriously studying your enlargement of the mintmark, I feel I must concur with your assessment of the use of all 5 letters in this monogrammatic mintmark. I must correct myself and "pull back" my "differ".</p><p><br /></p><p>When looking closely at the mark, you can see, starting at the left vertical bar and moving right, indications of two letters, an L and an I. Comparing the size of the bottom left serif to the bottom right one, you can see a very slight indentation that, to me, indicates where the I ends, with the body of the I actually being directly on top of the body of the L. As you follow that serif farther to the right, past the V of the M, you can see where it curves sharply upwards and ends, thus forming the bottom leg of the L. The M, starts with it's left leg on top of the L/I combo, then slants down and right to the bottom of the left leg of the A, which is most recognizable by it's crossbar, then up to the top of the vertical leg of the E, at which point the legs of all 3 letters become one, with the totality of the E being the most recognizable of any of the 5 letters.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, absolutely, all 5 letters are in this mintmark.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm very thankful to jgenn for the most excellent enlargement of the mint mark that made the separation of the letters and the indicators thereof, so much easier to see.</p><p><br /></p><p>Crow is a much tastier dish when served to one's self.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hookman, post: 4155781, member: 99642"]After doing more research and seriously studying your enlargement of the mintmark, I feel I must concur with your assessment of the use of all 5 letters in this monogrammatic mintmark. I must correct myself and "pull back" my "differ". When looking closely at the mark, you can see, starting at the left vertical bar and moving right, indications of two letters, an L and an I. Comparing the size of the bottom left serif to the bottom right one, you can see a very slight indentation that, to me, indicates where the I ends, with the body of the I actually being directly on top of the body of the L. As you follow that serif farther to the right, past the V of the M, you can see where it curves sharply upwards and ends, thus forming the bottom leg of the L. The M, starts with it's left leg on top of the L/I combo, then slants down and right to the bottom of the left leg of the A, which is most recognizable by it's crossbar, then up to the top of the vertical leg of the E, at which point the legs of all 3 letters become one, with the totality of the E being the most recognizable of any of the 5 letters. Yes, absolutely, all 5 letters are in this mintmark. I'm very thankful to jgenn for the most excellent enlargement of the mint mark that made the separation of the letters and the indicators thereof, so much easier to see. Crow is a much tastier dish when served to one's self.[/QUOTE]
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