Traghan Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Can anyone explain this one to me? Thank you much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenstang Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Not sure what you see wrong, it is a normal Mint Mark but the 5 has a Die Chip. Traghan and Sandon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 It's an S, for San Francisco, and the S mint mark normally looks that way. Traghan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandon Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Die chips like this that appeared to clog or create new elements between numerals and letters were very common on U.S. coins of the 1950s and early 1960s. This led to a fad of collecting so called "BIE" errors (see topic below) and other anomalies caused by die chips for a time. They didn't command much of a premium then and seldom bring any now. Traghan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 On 8/14/2023 at 6:10 PM, JKK said: It's an S, for San Francisco, and the S mint mark normally looks that way. Yes, it's the letter "S" as commonly seen in the Roman alphabet used to write the English language (and many others). Next question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleRJO Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 (edited) On 8/14/2023 at 5:46 PM, Traghan said: Can anyone explain this one to me? Perhaps you are referring to the location of the mark, since it's almost touching the date? At that time marks were hand punched into working dies separately, and therefore the location could vary greatly. So it's nothing special. See this link to see how much the mark location can vary if that's the question ... https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1952-s-1c-bn/images/2801 Edited August 15 by EagleRJO Traghan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
