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Maybe it would be a worthwhile exercise to look at other examples of this date and the year before and compare multiple mint marks to this coin. You might find they all exactly conform to the same style. There's a good book on Morgan and Peace Dollar varieties that shows all of the known mintmark s...

Maybe it's a 5 and a small u.

L2Arrington wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 12, 2022 10:44 am

So far every time I tried to post this picture it shows up here upside down. Trying again.

5 times I have tried to post this picture and 5 times it shows up here upside down. The coin is supposed to be upside down in the picture, not right side up. Then the 5 over c stands out.

So far every time I tried to post this picture it shows up here upside down. Trying again.

Another for the 5 and c theory

L2Arrington wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 12, 2022 12:01 am

Here it is the right way

Still nt orienting right

Here it is the right way

And they used a small c to round off the square tops of the fives.

L2Arrington wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 11, 2022 11:42 pm

The wrong image keeps posting. Sorry.

This picture is supposed to load upside down. As it is it looks like a severe PMD. Rotate the image 180 degrees and it turns into a near perfect 5.

The wrong image keeps posting. Sorry.

For whatever reason (fill in the blank) the mint appears to have used a 5 to form the serifs...

For whatever reason (fill in the blank) the mint appears to have used a 5 to form the serifs...

And the mint mark. Same shape. Same left lean. Same bar. Not made with an S punch.

The eye is similar but different...

vampicker wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 30, 2022 7:58 pm

Probably just a hit. I'd suggest taking a look at the VAM 20 listing. Is there a die line at the top of the throat just under the chin?

Good call! Yes it does. Although there are some differences and similarities on the other pick up points, like the ear is different...

It is quite possible also that the mint polished off any evidence of the clash from the field to keep from having to rebuild a die. And the L inside the B is in the high point of the B. And I believe that I have evidence of the mint doing just that on another Morgan. For the dies to have clashed th...

Maybe it's time to forget about what you think you see and look thru the listings for marriages with the mintmark tilted strongly to the left. There's only a couple of options. Imagination can help you once you understand the basics within this field, but honestly right now you are doing yourself a...

Also this 1882 S has this anomaly on the Eagle's right foot.

It is quite possible also that the mint polished off any evidence of the clash from the field to keep from having to rebuild a die. And the L inside the B is in the high point of the B. And I believe that I have evidence of the mint doing just that on another Morgan.

To better understand clashed dies and get some visualization help, there is a great resource on VAM world: http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/Attribution_101#Die_Clashing Hi! Thanks for your help! I have already searched out that link months ago. It helped with other Morga...