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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 2564598, member: 77413&quot;]Doh! (head slap) No wonder the strike is so nice...</p><p><br /></p><p>In my own defense, here is a quote from NGC CoinFacts</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The 1915(P) cent is highly unusual in that it&#039;s mintage is fairly close to that of its Denver Mint counterpart. In other words, its mintage is surprisingly low for a P-Mint penny. Why this was so is unknown, but it must have been influenced by the very large mintages of 1909-14.</p><p><br /></p><p>While not a truly rare coin, it is less often across all grades than other Philly cents of the decade. Fully red gems are very scarce, and even red-brown coins are elusive.</p><p><br /></p><p>The master hub was evidently retouched by the Philadelphia Mint&#039;s engraving department for 1915&#039;s coinage, as examples from fresh dies reveal much more detail than on the sharpest 1909-14 cents.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>And an example of the detail</p><p>[ATTACH=full]553427[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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