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<p>[QUOTE="Daniel M. Ryan, post: 1274077, member: 32253"]I'm not sure what to make of this one. Everything's normal except for the mint mark. Here's a picture of the obverse, as big as I can make it given the upload limit:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]139922.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's an exapanded photo of the date and the mint mark, which zeroes in on the mint mark oddity:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]139923.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I doubt this picture gives it justice. So, I've uploaded the full image in two places: <a href="http://s1118.photobucket.com/albums/k617/crazypennyguy/?action=view&current=1978dobsexpanded.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1118.photobucket.com/albums/k617/crazypennyguy/?action=view&current=1978dobsexpanded.png" rel="nofollow">Photobucket</a> and a <a href="http://www.icybid.com/images/crazypennies/unusual1978dexpanded.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.icybid.com/images/crazypennies/unusual1978dexpanded.png" rel="nofollow">holder directory in the Icybid Website</a>. The latter link will take a long time to load, but it's got the best detail. </p><p><br /></p><p>Rather than speculate, I'll throw up my hands and ask: what kind of error is this? Thanks for any replies.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Daniel M. Ryan, post: 1274077, member: 32253"]I'm not sure what to make of this one. Everything's normal except for the mint mark. Here's a picture of the obverse, as big as I can make it given the upload limit: [ATTACH]139922.vB[/ATTACH] Here's an exapanded photo of the date and the mint mark, which zeroes in on the mint mark oddity: [ATTACH]139923.vB[/ATTACH] I doubt this picture gives it justice. So, I've uploaded the full image in two places: [URL="http://s1118.photobucket.com/albums/k617/crazypennyguy/?action=view¤t=1978dobsexpanded.png"]Photobucket[/URL] and a [URL="http://www.icybid.com/images/crazypennies/unusual1978dexpanded.png"]holder directory in the Icybid Website[/URL]. The latter link will take a long time to load, but it's got the best detail. Rather than speculate, I'll throw up my hands and ask: what kind of error is this? Thanks for any replies.[/QUOTE]
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