1974 Lincoln Cent Error?

Ok, maybe this time I actually found something? Im determined!

 

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What do you see?

 

S over D maybe? Wishful thinking?

 

Very wishful!

Chris

 

Over Mint Marks fall in the category of a Variety.. Not Mint Error
I don't think you have a OMM Variety

 

The 4 and the S are a bit smashed,
but please look at a lot of mintmarks.

You're looking too closely; ie, using
too high a magnification.

That's what they look like - compare
it to a D/S or S/D Nickel, Quarter, or
any overmintmark illustrated in the
CherryPickers' Guide to Die Varieities.

You'll see what an overmintmark looks like.

 

What you have there is a Doubled Mint-Mark Punch ( MMS-009 ) .
Which is Rare .
http://varietyvista.com/01b LC Doubled Dies Vol 2/San Francisco Mintmark Styles.htm

And you also have a thin date ( ODV-031 ).
http://varietyvista.com/01b LC Doubled Dies Vol 2/Obverse Design Varieties.htm

If it was MMS-008 .
The date would be rare too ..

 

It doesn't look like the RPM in the first link above, to me.

 

Thank you all very much for your help! I've been collecting for a while now. You would think I would get it eventually.... Guess some of us are just slow learners lol

 

I did not realize that. I apologize

 

What magnification would you recommend?

 

Op . See if you can take another image of the mint-mark .
Make sure you take it like this image .

Make sure when you take the image, the mint-mark sitting +plumb .

 

I think OP is just a very late die stage ...

 

To me OP image needs, more magnification .
Here's a dime mint-mark I took, which has way more magnification then the OP .