Mint stamp question

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Blackin
Blackin Posts: 23 ✭✭✭
edited October 2, 2025 7:33AM in U.S. Coin Forum

Still stumbling, painstakingly, through the few thousand Indian and Lincoln wheats left to me.
Happened to notice a pair of 1956 D's that have different locations on the 'D' mint mark. One is almost between the 9 & 5. The other is clearly below.

Is this normal? A stamping error?

Toss in the worthless pile, or are these little twins something uncommon?

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Absolute n00b! :)
Inherited a few thousand coins from grandparents. Mostly Indian and Lincoln wheats. Trying to learn the art of collecting!!

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  • Blackin
    Blackin Posts: 23 ✭✭✭
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    @RBEGAHJB said:
    Mint marks were hand punched into dies until 1990. You'll find small variations of mint mark placement pretty frequently.

    Gotcha. And I appreciate the info. Still very green and learning. :)

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    Absolute n00b! :)
    Inherited a few thousand coins from grandparents. Mostly Indian and Lincoln wheats. Trying to learn the art of collecting!!

  • JBK
    JBK Posts: 17,860 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 2, 2025 8:14AM
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    As a footnote, if it interests you then by all means keep it. It doesn't always have to be about value.

    There is a 1975D nickel that has a ridiculously placed mintmark that sells for a big premium.

    Yours is not in that league, but it is a great example of a rather high mintmark.

  • RBEGAHJB
    RBEGAHJB Posts: 20 ✭✭✭
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    @Blackin said:

    @RBEGAHJB said:
    Mint marks were hand punched into dies until 1990. You'll find small variations of mint mark placement pretty frequently.

    Gotcha. And I appreciate the info. Still very green and learning. :)

    Asking a question is always better than not!

    Russ Bega
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    Harlan J Berk Ltd.

  • World67
    World67 Posts: 13,098 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @JBK said:
    As a footnote, if it interests you then by all means keep it. It doesn't always have to be about value.

    There is a 1975D nickel that has a ridiculously placed mintmark that sells for a big premium.

    Yours is not in that league, but it is a great example of a rather high mintmark.

  • jonathanb
    jonathanb Posts: 4,154 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    One of the 1956-D dies with a very high mintmark actually has a second faint D entirely separated below the first one. Your pics aren't clear enough for me to say for sure that's what you have. But unlike most examples, I don't see anything to rule yours out either.

    https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1956-d-1c-rpm-fs-508-rd/37939/1000

    Yours wouldn't have much value in that condition even if it is the variety. It would at least be worth a huh! though.

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