1970D 25C

[Shleppodella1]

Is this PMD when the mintmark is filled in?

[eaxtellcoin]

Hello Shleppodella1,
No, the filled mintmark is from the punch that was struck into the die.
That is a normal punch that has seen alot of wear from circulation.
Eric

[Shleppodella1]

So filled mintmarks like that I come across are "face value" then which explains why I can't find anything to read/research. Can you please tell me why it gets filled in like that or direct me in the direction to do my homework please. Thanks .

[MintErrors]

Shleppodella1

With these circulated coins, it's tough to know if this was filled with debris like grease and small filings at the mint. It could very well be a scenario where as Eric has mentioned, it's mainly circulation wear/damage.

Let's look to the northeast of the mint mark. There is a significant gouge into the coin there. There is another gouge to the south and west. I don't know if those are connected, but if it was, whatever it was may have damaged the coin a while ago. Then wear takes place and the shiny damage ends up getting filled with circulation grime and the mint marks takes on some more wear.

When I started this coin adventure, I did roll search but, I was not happy with the results nor the condition of the coins. I roll hunted for about 3 months and decided to look towards BU coins. That offered me a way to get decent coins from rolls or bags, I'd hunt for rolls on a popular store and auction venue online. I would focus on non dealer sellers. I would look for rolls of years that had promise of ddo/ddr or rpm's. I would buy rolls from people who sold toys, art or even pawn shops. It was more hit than miss and I accumulated quite a few varieties from doing it this way.

One has to realize that the last known rpm was struck in 1989 for most denominations. That's about 35 years ago. I don't know if that matters much, as there are some varieties out there, they are just getting tougher to find roll hunting or within pocket change.