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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2546308, member: 24314&quot;]<span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)">That&#039;s what I think is happening.</span>&nbsp; Yes, one SHAPE punch was used on specific denominations during specific years.&nbsp; This is a matter of well researched record.&nbsp; Many of these mint mark shapes are illustrated on Variety Vista.&nbsp; The study of mint mark shapes has been extremely important since the beginning of variety collecting and authentication. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve tried twice to explain this fact; yet some are sticking to their opinion.&nbsp; Possibly due to how the written word was used.&nbsp; For example: In every seminar I have been in the instructor tells the class that <span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 179)">one specific punch was used</span> to put the &quot;S&quot; mint mark on coins such as the 1909-S 1c, the 1914-S 1c, the 1915-S Pan Pac gold dollar, on and on... The students understood the point.&nbsp; I have not encountered any collector/dealer/student/instructor/researcher <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">until now</span> who ever thought there was only one unique physical punch in the engraving department!&nbsp; That&#039;s <span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 179)">one</span> with a &quot;D&quot; and <span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 179)">one</span> with an &quot;S&quot;. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; It&#039;s really not funny. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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