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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 6283291, member: 19250&quot;]Ill be glad to...as its always fun to share knowledge with someone who has a taste to learn.</p><p>A misplaced date is a number that was punched into a die that transfer to the minted coin.</p><p>I will try and show you a few examples that I own. </p><p>Most of the time the &quot;MPD&quot; is found in the denticales. </p><p>The teeth like items on the coins rim . </p><p>Now that&#039;s not the only place that &quot;MPD&quot;s can be found....on seated coins you can find them in the rock and Liberty gown.</p><p>Remember at this time mint workers could drink on the job....not talking water.... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Im sure that some may have made a mark or some sort of item on a die so they knew that coin was from a certain die.</p><p>If fact the US mint did in fact put a dot on a coin to catch a thief....as he was found with an Indian head cent that had a dot on it,and guess what that batch had not been released into circulation. See the images of a rare 1876 seated quarter below.[ATTACH=full]1248844[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1248845[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1248848[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1248849[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1248850[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sometimes it is right in your face, other times its like where Waldo. But a fun variety to discover.</p><p>I hope this makes it clear if not let me know...and I will do my best to make you aware what to look for. Paddy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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