1987 d weak strike & crooked mint mark

The letters in god we trust are very weak and thin and the mint mark is stamped in like the 2 o'clock position

 

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Looks like the obverse die was ready for retirement. And since they went to the mintmark being placed in the hub, we won't have any more mintmarks placed where and how the die sinker thought they should go. This will take out all of the individuality out of coin dies and hurt the variety collecting.
Good observations.

 

I forgot to mention the 7 in the year does it look doubled?

 

I'm learning looking at everything

 

It's all due to a worn die strike
AKA - DDD - Die Deterioration Strike

 

I had a whole roll of 1977 D where the mint marks were all over the place. Maybe a bad hangover day.