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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brocster, post: 54683, member: 2744&quot;]Warmest Sunday greetings to all!</p><p><br /></p><p>I was looking through some rolls of pennies (I know, I know -- &quot;cents&quot;) when I ran across the following 1973-S:</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.geocities.com/ondrahs/1973s.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I didn&#039;t think much of it... until I compared it to another 1973-S cent that I had found earlier:</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.geocities.com/ondrahs/1973s2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see, the &quot;S&quot; mint mark in the first picture is well below the date, whereas the mint mark in the second picture sits higher and somewhat snugly between the 9 and 7.&nbsp; I thought that this might just be &quot;normal&quot; mint mark variation -- that different dies would have the mint mark in slightly different places.&nbsp; But then I took a look at a 1973 uncirculated and proof set, to compare the position of the mint mark:</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.geocities.com/ondrahs/1973sms.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.geocities.com/ondrahs/1973spr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In both cases, the mint mark is close to the date and sits snugly between the 9 and 7.&nbsp; The &quot;S&quot; in the last three pictures also appears to be a little &quot;fatter&quot; than the mint mark in the first picture (although I realize that this could just be the result of circulation &quot;wear and tear&quot;).</p><p><br /></p><p>Any ideas about this?&nbsp; I can&#039;t imagine that anyone would actually go to the trouble to add a fake mint mark to a 1973 cent, but the first &quot;S&quot; just seems odd to me.&nbsp; Is this, indeed, simply within the bounds of normal mint mark variation?&nbsp; Just curious.&nbsp; Any input is welcome and appreciated!</p><p><br /></p><p>Have a terrific day! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>- Andrew[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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