A REALLY misplaced mintmark on this 1916-D Buffalo Nickel

cmerlo1

I picked this up at the B&M yesterday. Whoever punched this mintmark on the die was was so far off, it's actually into the 'C' in Cents. Not sure if this is a known variety (like the 1975-D misplaced mm Jefferson nickel) but I've never seen one on a Buffalo nickel so far off.

DIMEMAN

Great find. I have never seen one off that far either.

koynekwest

That is referred to as the "imbedded D." It can be found on other dates, too, most notably on the 1915-D RPM number one, where the secondary "D" is also imbedded in the "C."

Barndog

acetone will help it

Hemispherical

@cmerlo1

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WIcWUantP_c

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On a serious ‘note,’ there is something in-between the combined “C” and “D”.

RPM?
Die scratch/gouge?
Something...?

grip

Looks like a hit on the D and spread out.

LindeDad

Get rid of that green or it will get worse.
Acetone.

koynekwest

@grip said:Looks like a hit on the D and spread out.

Nope-not damage. It's a known MM variation.

cmerlo1

@LindeDad said:
Get rid of that green or it will get worse.
Acetone.

Yep- already soaking in it.

grip

Knowledge is power. Thanks koynekwest.

koynekwest

Yer welcome!

jabba

That’s neat I’m going to have to look for one like that

CaptHenway

May be a known variety, but I have never seen one.
TD

koynekwest

Here's an image of the aforementioned 1915-D RPM 1.

Hemispherical

ricko

I should pull out my stash of Buffs and check for that anomaly.... Thanks for the pictures... Cheers, RickO

CaptHenway

@koynekwest said:
Here's an image of the aforementioned 1915-D RPM 1.

Never saw one of these either.

koynekwest

Looks like we may have a candidate here-

cmerlo1

@koynekwest said:
Looks like we may have a candidate here-

Is that a '16-D?

Kkathyl

Great find. It’s always worth another look on fx range low year buffs. I found a few DD in my own stash.

koynekwest

Yep-a '16-D. Seems the obv has a little problem, tho-

BuffaloIronTail

@koynekwest said:
That is referred to as the "imbedded D." It can be found on other dates, too, most notably on the 1915-D RPM number one, where the secondary "D" is also imbedded in the "C."

There's also a 1914-S with the "S" touching the "C', but not that far in.

That's a nice one.

Edited to add: Come to think of it, it might have been the same person who did all three 14. 15 and 16.

Pete

koynekwest

There are a few other dates but I don't know what they are.

koynekwest

Pete-

Do you have an image of the '14-S?

SkyMan

Fun stuff!