Sharann Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Can someone/anyone please offer me some guidance about this mint mark? It doesn't match any error I can find, but it looks quite odd. Thank y'all in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lem E Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 (edited) Looks like just a D mintmark with a hint of PMD. Not quite sure what that little blob on the step underneath is though. Edited March 25, 2021 by Lem E Add Sharann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woods020 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Agreed. Looks like it took a hit Sharann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lem E Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Ok. I may have looked at this too long and am overthinking, but... Logically this would just be a case of PMD, however, (and this is only a far fetched theory) say the blob on the steps is a die chip. The chip falls on the planchet and creates a strike through on the mintmark. You just happened to find the coin that was struck when the chip broke and fell out. The blob/die chip(?) is intriguing because it looks similar in size to the mintmark spot and I can’t help but wonder if the mintmark damage and the die chip(?) are related somehow. Like I said, far fetched theory, but I guess technically possible. Most likely PMD, but with these crazy coins, you never know. Sharann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 It's a ding from circulation. Any raised device, such as a mint mark, is vulnerable to these. Sharann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 PMD, steps as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modwriter Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 On 3/24/2021 at 8:53 PM, Sharann said: Can someone/anyone please offer me some guidance about this mint mark? It doesn't match any error I can find, but it looks quite odd. Thank y'all in advance! Are you going to send it to NGC for grading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharann Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Modwriter said: Are you going to send it to NGC for grading? No. I was just curious about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conder101 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Looks like the serif of the D took a hit, as did the steps below. Sharann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 It's the famous "Damaged D" mintmark..... Sharann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
