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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;justafarmer, post: 566863, member: 3926&quot;]There seems to be a somewhat general agreement here. Is this unique to the Lincoln Cent? Do any other coins, by nature of their design, make the probability of a mintmark being punched at the same location and in the same orientation on two different working dies in the same year unlikely.</p><p><br /></p><p>Choose a coin and give an explanation - why or why not. I’ll start the exercise.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jefferson Nickel – (NOT a good candidate for mintmark deviation). The target field for the mintmark is narrow and the devices of Monticello (the steps and east edge) provide a good sight line for the punch. Exception being war time nickels when mintmarks were punched above Monticello.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kennedy Half – 1965 and after (GOOD candidate) – has a large target field and the bust is angular at the mintmark location making it difficult to be consistent with the punch.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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