1981 P Nickel Small P

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by Carlos Arriaga, May 17, 2011.

  1. Carlos Arriaga

    Carlos Arriaga Senior Member

    Somebody knows something about the mint mark in this year? The mint did Small and normal mint mark o only small? Thank a lot for your time.
     

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  3. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    Two things can cause the mintmark to be smaller than normal. If the punch wasn't driven into the die deeply enough it will be smaller, and die polishing can reduce the size as the field is lowered.
     
  4. Carlos Arriaga

    Carlos Arriaga Senior Member

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  5. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    When Coinfacts says "small P" they are just referring to the general size of the letter not in reference to comparison to others of the same date or surrounding dates. Basically it just means that it is smaller than the other letters in the legend.
     
  6. Carlos Arriaga

    Carlos Arriaga Senior Member

    Conder101; in other words that is not significant error?
     
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