Hinkle Posted February 14, 2022 Posted February 14, 2022 I've been looking this up and can't find a match. I feel I'm close to a RPM -009 but not sure. Could this possibly be a RPM. Thanks for any advice.
Member: Seasoned Veteran DWLange Posted February 15, 2022 Member: Seasoned Veteran Posted February 15, 2022 Looks completely normal to me. Remember, there is raised metal within the loops of the mintmark punch as a reinforcement to keep the punch from chipping. NGC receives a lot of very similar S-Mint coins with a request for variety attribution, but these are not RPMs. Hinkle 1
RWB Posted February 16, 2022 Posted February 16, 2022 All raised elements on a coin have sloping sides. The upper-most part is smaller and the letter or number becomes thicker as one moves toward the coin's field (or "table"). This cambering allows the coin to easily release from the dies, and also promotes longer wear in circulation. In the pictured "S," we are seeing some of the wider part of the letter punch used to add the mintmark to a die. This is easier to see because of the letter's left-to-right curved shape. Some lower case letters, such as "g" in the Times Roman font are worse. Hinkle 1
