S is to close ?
ToManyPennies
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Young Numismatist • My Toned Coins
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I'd certainly keep it as a curiosity. There's another thread about a nickel with a dramatically misplaced mintmark that sells for a huge premium.
Back then the mintmarks were hand punched into the die, and occassionally they were added in odd places.
wouldnt this coin fall into this? (for lack of wisdom at present time) and when did automatic punches come into play?
No, and too
RIP Mom- 1932-2012
It's all about marketing and hype, I mean promotion.
If this cent catches peoples' imagination then it could become a sought after variety. After all, 25% of the S is above the baseline of the 9.
I think they moved away from handpunched mintmarks sometime in the 1980s.
It is interesting in that yes, the 'S' is somewhat up into the plain of the date. However, value is dependent on collector acceptance and demand, and whether the variety would be promoted or not. The before mentioned nickel is listed in the Cherrypicker's Guide if I am not mistaken, so that has certainly helped lead to popularity and increased price since it has been found to be quite scarce.
As far as I know, there is little to no value in the Op's coin... but in the future, who knows?
I think 1989 was the last year for hand punched dies.
As far as the positioning goes, every coin punched from that die would be in the same position
so there could be upwards of a million cents with the mm looking like that, the same amount as the different location on any other hand punched die. Maybe the mint worker had a bad day.
peacockcoins
Um, that's grammar
, and a few other issues... But I'm guessing you know that.
I guess it's not a good morning for me.
Collector of Liberty Seated Half Dimes, including die pairs and die states
Not only high mm, but off centered as well.