Whats with the mint mark on this ?

[dooly]

Hi all .. longtime

 

just been given a group of USA coins for me to grade and sell for a friend

 

when going through them this 1892 Quarter showed uo in not bad condition.. flicked it over and found the mint mark was not set over to the right of the tail feathers ?? all my other ones are .. ? any one know why this one is in the middle ?? .. thanks .. will post pictures of the other stuff when i get back from the bottle show weekend .. all the best

 

 

[PerryHall]

Since mintmarks were punched by hand they can appear in different positions under the tail. Great pic by the way.

[cpm9ball]

Since mintmarks were punched by hand they can appear in different positions under the tail. Great pic by the way.

 

Doesn't this placement seem a bit too far off? Since the normal (approximate) placement is above and between the "R" & "D", I would think that the diesinker would have been blind not to see how far off he was.

 

Since the 1892-S has a much lower mintage than the Philly and is worth more, isn't it possible that someone added the "S"? The dark spot around the mintmark has me a little concerned.

 

It's good to hear from you again, Dooly!

 

Chris

[dooly]

Cheers lads and thanks for the welcome back .,. I have added the one from my type set just to show how far out of place it is .. also a couple of close ups

 

the dark spot is Grease Chris .. not conserved any of his coins yet in case any would be grade worthy ..

 

 

 

Its kinda they tried it below the tail found it to cramped and moved it to the right ?

[bsshog40]

Good to hear from ya Dooly!!

[MorganMan]

Quick check and this location apears to be normal.

 

 

http://www.ngccoin.com/NGCCoinExplorer/CoinDetail.aspx?CoinID=15603

 

MM

[jesbroken]

Welcome back, Dooly. Haven't heard from you in a while, figured you were diggin' or eelin'. Look forward to some of your videos.

The mint mark placement on your 1892 S Barber appears normal for the date. It is centered rather than off like many others.

Looks like a nice coin and of that value a certification would be a plus.

Again, good to hear from you,

Jim

[DWLange]

This was the original postion for mintmarks on Barber Quarters in 1892. It was so close to the adjacent elements that the dies were subject to chipping and filling, and the mintmark was moved to the extreme right. This looked awkward, so it was then centered between the tailfeathers and the letters R and D for the remainder of the series. I wrote an article about this which appeared in the NGC Newsletter a couple months back:

 

http://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=2163&USA-Coin-Album

[cpm9ball]

This was the original postion for mintmarks on Barber Quarters in 1892. It was so close to the adjacent elements that the dies were subject to chipping and filling, and the mintmark was moved to the extreme right. This looked awkward, so it was then centered between the tailfeathers and the letters R and D for the remainder of the series. I wrote an article about this which appeared in the NGC Newsletter a couple months back:

 

http://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=2163&USA-Coin-Album

 

Though it's not a series I collect, I learned something new today. Thanks, David!

 

Chris

[Raybo55]

Where ya been Dooly?

Any new shield 5 cent pieces?

 

Ray

[Observer44]

I think we all miss the Daft Englishman.

[WoodenJefferson]

Gettin to be bout that time to hit the marshes for some quackers, huh Dooly?

 

DWLange is the man! Good info there, right from the horses mouth to ours.

[dooly]

Hi peeps .. great information, you learn something new hear every time you look.. now that i know its ok i will be able to give him a value cheers.

 

yep all been doing so much stuff since my redundancy its been hard to fit the time in to do my forum stuff ie. Bottle digging (just finished a large tip for a Council), bottle shows, tatty picking, setting up my new bisness, shooting detecting, Ebay (boy what a load of hassle that is now wingewingewinge thats all you seem to get on there at the moment ! ect.. I wonder how i went to work sometimes

 

well i will try a bit harder and get some Daft Englishman posts up

 

all the best and thanks to you all