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uncommoncents42
10-05-2010, 08:37 PM
I found this one yesterday within my collection and at first glance I thought it was an upside down "S" mintmark. When I looked at it through the microscope camera, I noticed it appeared to be an RPM/OMM. Still learning about the RPM varieties so please all comments and opinions are welcome. Thanks for looking.
jfines69
10-06-2010, 04:01 AM
It does appear to be an OMM... Can't wait to see what the pros say!!!
uncommoncents42
10-06-2010, 11:24 AM
me too! :D
georoxx
10-06-2010, 12:30 PM
Especially interesting, since the only S mintmarked coins in 1975 were for proof issues.
jfines69
10-06-2010, 03:33 PM
Especially interesting, since the only S mintmarked coins in 1975 were for proof issues.
I never knew that... Thanks GEO... Good Hunting!!!
jpl6332
10-06-2010, 04:31 PM
Yes this is very interesting indeed. Do you have shots of the whole coin?
eaxtellcoin
10-06-2010, 06:53 PM
My Guess is that is a proof. It's just been in circulation for a long while... I've also seen that type of mintmark on most of the 74-79-S mintmarks. Those lines are part of the punch - Look at the other ones you have in the set from those dates...
georoxx
10-06-2010, 07:38 PM
Learned that from Bob Piazza, actually. (Thanks Bob)
uncommoncents42
10-07-2010, 07:17 PM
It is a proof 75-S that had been in circulation. I found it when I was a teenager and placed it in a hard plastic memorial cents collection that you can hang on a wall. I will have to take another pic of the entire coin and post it as well. Thanks for the input.
uncommoncents42
10-07-2010, 08:18 PM
Just attached 2 full sized pics of this coin to the thread.