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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Caleb, post: 1320791, member: 32795&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Question: When were the mint marks punched into the dies during the minting process of proof coins in the 70’s?</span></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">If the branch mint punched the mark on the die before using, I’m not sure how Mr. Wexler or anyone else can say that the same die was used for both clad and 40% silver proofs. The only conclusion that I can draw is that the same mint mark punch may have been used on more then one die.</span></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Now, if manufacturing marks (die scratches, chips, or anything else) unique to one die can be found on both metal types of the 1974-S Ike dollars, then I could understand the conclusion that the same dies were used to make both types.</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">If Mr. Vaile has proof, I hope it is more then just the same punch (mintmark style) being used because that in and by itself really has no baring on whether the same die was used in the production of both clad and silver proof Ike dollars as stated in his statement quoted above.&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"></span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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