does anyone else notice where the D is on the 1953 wheat penny on the top of the pile?

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The mintmarks were punched in last after the rest of the die was already made - hence different dies - different mintmark locations.

 

Ok, I don't suppose it is worth much if anything right?

 

Probably just your average wheat penny value - a few cents.

 

They just had to make my birth year interesting . I really wanted them to do a D over horizontal D but the mint never listens to a few month old kid .

 

Sheila.. you should keep the title of your thread simple. Something such as
1953-D Cent Mintmark question
Then ask all you want in your opening post.

 

Nope!

Until the early 90's, the mintmarks were hand-punched into the working dies. If you want to get an idea of how far off they could be, just search Kennedy half dollars of the 70's & 80's. The mintmark was all over the place.

Chris

 

Really nice images. I like long titles. It lets folks know if it's a subject they wish to look at.

 

I use a magnifying glass and my phone to take pictures. Does pretty good most of the time.