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Looking for any insight into this 1944 Mercury dime with a blank reverse. Error?

The dime is very thin, blank reverse, it appears that there is some lettering between 1944 and the Y in Liberty, though hard to capture with a picture. Error or damage? Thanks.

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  • jonathanbjonathanb Posts: 3,673 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Post-mint damage.

    To the original poster: See if you can explain why this must be post-mint damage. Alternatively, see if you can describe a series of actions within the Mint that would produce an error that looked like this.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,271 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 10, 2022 1:47PM

    Worn flat. Possibly ground flat.

    Looks like it may have been used in jewelry. Is that solder in the center of the reverse?

  • MarkKelleyMarkKelley Posts: 1,911 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The lettering you speak of is the monogram of the designer Adolph A. Weinman.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @AGCHASE ... Welcome aboard. That is post mint damage (PMD) and carries no premium. Cheers, RickO

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