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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jtwax, post: 11767, member: 696&quot;]In 1948 the San Francisco Mint used two different Mint mark punch styles. This produced two little known varieties.&nbsp; The first style of Mint mark used, and probably the more scarce of the two is the SANS SERIF Mint mark, which lacks any detail and is rather plain. The other style used is the TRUMPET TAIL Mint mark, which has a flair on the ends of the Mint mark.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">1948-S Sans Serif Mint Mark&nbsp; &nbsp; </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://varietynickels.com/images/oddities/48s-sansserifMM.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">1948-S Trumpet Tail Mint Mark&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://varietynickels.com/images/oddities/48s-trumpettailMM.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As well, 1946-S had this same Mint mark variation creating two collectable varieties. Here is a chart of the Mint mark styles for early Jefferson nickels....</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://varietynickels.com/images/articles/s-chart.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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