mdurante Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Hello, I am new to this site and to coin collecting in general. I was left my grandfathers coin collection and recently finished going through and inventorying everything. When organizing his Walking Liberty Half Dollars I found 83 total and 15 from 1942. Of those 15; 12 have no MM, 1 is a 1942-D and two have 1942-S. I've compared the mint mark on the two 1942-S's to everything I could find online and while on one the 'S' looks standard on the other it's clearly different. It looks almost filled but is also smaller and a bit farther from the edges of the branch indent above it. Is this something common? I've posted this on a couple other forums and so far no one could tell me anything about it other than it possibly looking like an incorrect mint mark font. As I mentioned I am new to coin collecting so any information or references anyone could provide would be great! Sorry about the quality of the pictures, trying to get better at it. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdurante Posted January 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 A couple more pics ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 I believe the mintmarks were still punched on each working die by hand then. The placements suggest that. As for the thicknesses, I suppose it's due to die wear. The second coin was struck later in the process perhaps. I am far from a pro! Someone will answer you! Oh, and welcome to coinpeople. If you're noticing varieties like that, you're bound to become a regular member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Check out this site: http://www.stellacoinnews.com/index.php/wa...rs-ch-5-1942-s/ Apparently there are a few varieties out there! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amac44 Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 There is a small &S large variety know. I think that what you have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdurante Posted January 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Thanks a lot guys that's exactly what I was look for!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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