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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Harry Behemoth, post: 2035311, member: 22117&quot;]I like to examine coins for extraneous, unusual features...one I refer to as a Very Light Extraneous Mintmark (VLEM).&nbsp; It&#039;s just something I do for my own amusement.&nbsp; I&#039;ve found a few interesting things, and I thought that every now and then I&#039;d share one on CoinTalk.</p><p><br /></p><p>First, I admit freely, I may have a vivid imagination!&nbsp; What I think I see may be just random shadows or coincidental stuff.&nbsp; I&#039;ll let everyone judge for themselves.</p><p><br /></p><p>Light mintmarks don&#039;t have the exact shape as the original...just the highest points on the mintmark will show.&nbsp; Each mintmark variety will have it&#039;s own high points signature.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first coin is a 1940 S/S/S/S mercury dime. </p><p><br /></p><p>Info on it here:&nbsp; <a href="http://varietyvista.com/Mercury%20Dime%20Files/1940SRPM001.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://varietyvista.com/Mercury%20Dime%20Files/1940SRPM001.htm" rel="nofollow">http://varietyvista.com/Mercury Dime Files/1940SRPM001.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Who would be surprised it there a fifth S?</p><p><br /></p><p>See if you can spot what I&#039;m talking about...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]370865[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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