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1. Re: Strange Place for a mintmark?

   

   

   Comment by AUandAG · September 15, 2013 8:47AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   << <i> << <i>if it is a "D" then it's a dropped letter which happens when grease or a foreign substance of some kind fills a design element in the die, falls out and is struck into the planchet that it lands on. >> It's difficult to believe that any foreign substance that is malleable enough to fill in a design element…

2. Re: Strange Place for a mintmark?

   

   Comment by stealer · September 15, 2013 8:24AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   << <i>if it is a "D" then it's a dropped letter which happens when grease or a foreign substance of some kind fills a design element in the die, falls out and is struck into the planchet that it lands on. >> It's difficult to believe that any foreign substance that is malleable enough to fill in a design element wouldn't…

3. Re: Strange Place for a mintmark?

   

   Comment by keets · September 15, 2013 8:06AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   if it is a "D" then it's a dropped letter which happens when grease or a foreign substance of some kind fills a design element in the die, falls out and is struck into the planchet that it lands on.