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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jay4202472000, post: 2843311, member: 42573&quot;]The mint has been know to use damaged punches over multiple <i>years, </i>not simply over a couple dies within a year.&nbsp; As is the case with the doubled punch created in 1974.&nbsp; See here:&nbsp; <a href="http://varietyvista.com/Doubled%20Mintmark%20Punch%20of%201974-S.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://varietyvista.com/Doubled%20Mintmark%20Punch%20of%201974-S.htm" rel="nofollow">http://varietyvista.com/Doubled Mintmark Punch of 1974-S.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There is a damaged D punch known in 1979 that has a notch in the lower serif.&nbsp; It can be found on multiple denominations.&nbsp; I have personally found it on cents and nickels.&nbsp; See these:&nbsp; <a href="https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/693365/1979-d-lincoln-cent-wierd-blob-mintmark" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/693365/1979-d-lincoln-cent-wierd-blob-mintmark" rel="nofollow">https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/693365/1979-d-lincoln-cent-wierd-blob-mintmark</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=284757" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=284757" rel="nofollow">https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=284757</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I have also noticed an S punch used in 1910 on cents that has the lower curve broken out.&nbsp; I have noticed these only because I have been trying for about two years to cherrypick a cheaper example of either of the two strong 1910-S RPMs.&nbsp; I see the filled bottom curve a lot.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is an S used in 1946 (MMS-004 or Trumpet Tail S) that has slight damage in the form of a line that connects the lower serif to the middle curve.&nbsp; It makes it hard to try to cherrypick the 1946 S/D cent when inadequate images are used on eBay.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you really study and search for cent RPMs, there is slight damage to the punches throughout the series.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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