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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 2316666, member: 24633"]It used to be that the mintmarks were punched into the working dies by hand. Every once in a while, the placement of the punch wasn't all that good. Maybe the employee was still trying to work off his hangover. Who knows? Anyway, it might happen that the mistake was polished out, but sometimes it wasn't. Repositioning the punch would still allow some of the first strike to be seen.</p><p><br /></p><p>This could be a Re-punched Mintmark (RPM) but I would need a better close-up. My eyes aren't all that good in my old age.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 2316666, member: 24633"]It used to be that the mintmarks were punched into the working dies by hand. Every once in a while, the placement of the punch wasn't all that good. Maybe the employee was still trying to work off his hangover. Who knows? Anyway, it might happen that the mistake was polished out, but sometimes it wasn't. Repositioning the punch would still allow some of the first strike to be seen. This could be a Re-punched Mintmark (RPM) but I would need a better close-up. My eyes aren't all that good in my old age. Chris[/QUOTE]
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