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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 802211, member: 15929&quot;]Here&#039;s a 1974-S with the Clear Mintmark Variety:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/IKEs/MintMark%20Styles/IKE1974-SMMS-1Micro15083490PCGSPR69.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The S mintmark changed in 1974 and a relatively small quantity of the 1974-S Silver proofs received the old mintmark before it was replaced. These are called MMS-1.</p><p><br /></p><ul> <li><span style="color: #000000"><b>MMS-1</b> (Above) - This mintmark is standard for the 1973 Silver Proof Eisenhower Dollars. The upper serif is a &quot;ball&quot; of metal. There is a variant of the MMS-1 which is a lighter punch meaning the mark was not struck deeply into the die. The net result is the upper and sometimes the lower areas within the loops are clear and show the mirrored fields of the coin between the loops. This is also known as a &quot;Micro S&quot; mintmark by some.</span></li> <li><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>MMS-2a</b> - This mintmark appears slightly distorted but is primarily characterized by the notch which appears on the outer left of the upper loop in addition to a vertical line which represents the serif.</span></p> </li> <li><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>MMS-2b</b> - This mintmark is the same as the MMS-2a except there is a serif split on the upper right corner.</span></p> </li> <li><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>MMS-2c</b> - This mintmark is the same as MMS-2b except that the upper loop is literally doubled giving the appearance of an RPM.</span><br /> &nbsp;<br /> <br /> </p> </li> </ul><p><span style="color: #000000"><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/IKEs/MintMark%20Styles/1974MintMarks-TextArrowsD.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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