Mint stamp question
Blackin
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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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Mint marks were hand punched into dies until 1990. You'll find small variations of mint mark placement pretty frequently.
Russ Bega
COO
Harlan J Berk Ltd.
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!!
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.
Asking a question is always better than not!
Russ Bega
COO
Harlan J Berk Ltd.
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.