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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Just Carl, post: 284894, member: 4552&quot;]Being a Mercury Dime nut I somewhat noticed the differences in the Mint Marks some time ago. I have well over 3,000 of those things. I used to think it was my eyes or my imagination but now little by little numerous reports of differences in the sizes of the Mint Marks on Mercury Dimes are appearing. It is not only on the ones listed in the Dansco or the Red Book but on many of the other ones also. However, like so many other coins, none are noticed or discussed until the Red Book lists them. It is the Red Book that makes many coins valuable or not even noticed. It that book says a coin is a double die, POOF, that coin is&nbsp; now worth a fortune. For example <a href="http://www.coppercoins.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coppercoins.com" rel="nofollow">www.coppercoins.com</a> lists a considerable number of double die cents but only the ones in the Red Book ever make the big dollars. There are massive differences in the locations and tilts of the Mint Marks on Mercury Dimes also but that is considered to be normal. Even the massive percentages of reverse rotations in this series of coins is seldom discussed or noted anywhere. I would guess about 30 to 40 % of all my Mercury Dimes are reverse rotated to some degree. Very noticed in an album where you liine up the obverse and turn the page to see the reverses all over the place. </p><p>I have 10 completed sets of Mercury Dimes and many, many 2x2&#039;s of them. Even in a 2x2 the rotation of the reverse if apparent. I&#039;ve thought about listing all the ones with large and small Mint Marks and sending to Whitman Publishing but unless they want to list them, it would be a waste of time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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