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Message:: [QUOTE="Midas, post: 67901, member: 2761"]As I look at the "S" mintmark of this coin more closely, why is the location of it more right than normal?  It is almost between the "O" and "9"?? The "S" mintmark should be positioned just to the left of the number "0" of 1909, but more right of the first "9" in 1909. <img src="http://homepage.mac.com/ebangeman/coins/1909-s-obv.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Look again at this "S" mintmark placement.  Is it an added mintmark?  This isn't right. Now look at this genuine "S" placement from a 1909-S Lincoln cent(from Coin Facts).  Remember, the mintmark characteristics of a geniune 1909-S cents are the SAME as for the 1909-S VDB, since they shared a common punch and in some cases, the same obverse dies.: <img src="http://www.coinfacts.com/small_cents/lincoln_cents/wheat_ear_cents/1909svdb_cent_obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Now tell me what you think...[/QUOTE]