dogfather Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Recently going through my War pennies, specifically the 1943 S cents, I notice that there are 3 different positions of the mint mark, with one being larger than the others. Is this normal? I never noticed before. Thanks for your help. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabnoles Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Are they all the same color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 A Guide Book of United States Coins 2013 (aka Redbook) Pg 22, Mints and Mintmarks----- "Prior to 1996 all dies for United States coins were made at the Philadelphia Mint. Some dies are now made at the Denver Mint. Dies for use at other mints are made with the appropriate mintmarks before they are shipped to those mints. Because this was a hand operation prior to 1985, the exact positioning and size of the mintmarks may vary slightly, depending on where and how deeply the punches were impressed." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Check out coppercoins.com for a fantastic database of many many many die varieties on lincoln cents. You might see some of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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