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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 1528208, member: 15199&quot;]Sometimes people don&#039;t consider ( or at least underestimate ) the engraving skills of people before the advent of Computer controlled mills and such. At least eliminate the possibility of an added mintmark on a 1931 P cent. This could be done by carefully removing one from another year cent ( maybe why it is shaped differently) and gluing or silver-soldering it in place. Many &quot;youngsters&quot; might think that impossible, but it has been done many times in the past. </p><p><br /></p><p>A second way was to drill a tiny hole in the edge of the coin nearest where the mint mark would be , and then insert a small gravure and raise the copper in the shape of the mintmark ( difficult) , but also achieved. A 3rd way was to drill a larger hole and use a small tool with a mint mark shaped end and insert it and tap until the mm shaped end pushed a mintmark up. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any of these could explain the condition or shape of the mint mark. But they are eliminated if the edge shows no filling of the hole and the mint mark is not glued or soldered. That takes a higher magnification and observation of the edge , more than the photos given show. Probably best to send for authentication. </p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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