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Is that rim damage,No way!Thats a mintmark.

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    Is that rim damage,No way!Thats a mintmark.

    Found this on accident this morning.(my birthday by the way) http://board.conecaonline.org/images/smilies/smile.gif Thought it was rim damage at first, let me know what you think. My opinion it's an excellent example of the dual mint mark variety.
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    Tags: d+s, dual mintmark, omm, rpm
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    Sorry, but it's just damage to the rim that just happens to resemble an S. A simulacrum, in other words.
    Mike Diamond. Error coin writer and researcher.

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      Hi dnalabelle,
      The mint mark was punched into the working dies until the year 1989. The following year, the mint mark was punched into the master die. With this information, it would be virtually impossible to see a mint mark on the rim since the rim is actually formed by the striking of the coin

      Your first guess was correct; it is post mint damage.

      BJ Neff
      Member of: ANA, CCC, CONECA, Fly-in-club, FUN, NLG & T.E.V.E.C.

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      • #4
        just wanted to say thank you for the reply guys. I'm fairly new to coin collecting and appreciate your feedback.

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