The coin on the left has the 's' turned almost 20 degrees counter-clockwise, where as, the coin on the right is straight on. Does this constitute a mint error? Thanks!
The CCW rotation of the mintmark on your coin is more like 3-4 degrees. You have to remember that the mintmarks were punched into the dies by hand at that time, so some variation will occur. Chris
I usually try to keep my wheats that have odd placed mm's just because I think they are neat in their own right. I,have some that are about an 1/8" from the date, some that are turned, some that are almost in between the dates. Don't think they carry a premium unless you can find one that was repunched from say an s to a 'd' or vice versa.
As long as the mintmark is in a relatively normal orientation, it passes mint specifications. There are some examples where it is even touching parts of the date. This is acceptable as well. Yours appear normal. There are some RPMs that show mintmark remnants in the date, the bust, and sometimes even horizontally. These particular varieties are commonl worth a premium. Keep up the hunt!
Varieties are deviations from the norm that are not directly related with striking a coin...incorrect reverse/obverse dies, repunched mintmarks, and doubled dies are all varieties. Errors have to do with either the planchet itself (such as a clipped planchet), or occur during the striking of the coin (such as an off-center strike).
I'm guessing these are pretty common. I just found another one. Looks like some doubling on the 9 and 5, too.
Great job! I don't know how long you have been searching. I was at it for around 5 or 6 months before I found something. I have been on a nice roll ever since. I think it takes that first find for your eyes to know what to look for. You can look and look at pictures, but until you find that first one...I don't know how to explain it. Just gaining experience I guess. Congrats and happy searching!
Well if you bought them all at the same time they probably all came from the same roll and typically an original roll will heve examples of coins from two or three dies in it. So if you find one example of a variety in the roll the chances are good there are a few more in the roll.
