1945 - S LWC with weak S

[cpk20]

What we have here is a 1945-S with a weak MM. I can't tell if it's caused from grease or from a weak punch on the die. Thoughts. Obverse.jpg Reverse.jpg Weak S.jpg

[Dutch-Tigger]

Greetings, not seeing a weak impression from the mint mark punch given how high the cross bar is compared to the end bars, but could have been a bit of a tilted mint mark punch, what bothers me is Lincolns lower bust seem to be weak given the clarity of the images is hard to tell. If that area is weak as well I`d say grease played a role, now the other point is the 4 looks a bit damaged and this could be the result of some PMD circ wear on a tilted punched mint mark.
Lets see what ME or others may think.

[V.B._Rick]

200 Faint 1 Lincoln Cent.jpg I think it is a good question. When I think of the Lincoln Cent 1922 D and the 1922 (No D) they also list the 1922 weak Dand it brings a premium. Yet when I took a couple coins to a dealer with very weak mint marks he considered them as just regular cents.

[MintErrors]

In my opinion, there were a few years in the 40s where several of the working dies were probably used way too long. They look very late die stage. I have seen rolls and rolls of this issue. I prefer a nice strong mint mark. That way one has a decent chance at identifying If it is or is not an RPM. IF I have time later, I will pull some from the BU rolls and compare.

[MintErrors]

200 Faint 1 Lincoln Cent.jpg I think it is a good question. When I think of the Lincoln Cent 1922 D and the 1922 (No D) they also list the 1922 weak Dand it brings a premium. Yet when I took a couple coins to a dealer with very weak mint marks he considered them as just regular cents.

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it's important to know the facts behind the 1922 no D and any other year. In 1922, they only struck coins in Denver, so this would have made it a unique situation, where it would appear to come from Philadelphia.

With any other year, this is not the case. Plus, the certified 22s typically you cannot see a D.

On any other year but the 22, A weak mint mark can simply mean it was clogged with debris, a worn die or literally several other reasons it happens. In my opinion, this coin is simply a non error, a worn out, over used working die.

[V.B._Rick]

When I tried to click onto these links I get a 401 Error Page Not Found

[MintErrors]

When I tried to click onto these links I get a 401 Error Page Not Found

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this website (auto-shortens) truncates the url, that was the issue.
I redid the links a few days ago. Thanks.