Administrator LISA B Posted April 15, 2011 Administrator Share Posted April 15, 2011 QUESTION: [font:Comic Sans MS][font:Century Gothic]On a 1969-S doubled-die-obverse cent, why is the mintmark not doubled? [/font][/font] Our first place winner will receive a copy of The Official Red Book, A Guide Book of Franklin & Kennedy Half Dollars. There will also be a runner up prize given to a randomly selected player with the correct answer. REMINDER: The Numisma-Quest ends on Saturday at midnight EST. Entries after that time will not be valid. See the Trivia info post for more details. Link to post Share on other sites
bsshog40 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 the die doubling occurred before the mintmark was punched into the die Link to post Share on other sites
jamorse99-migration Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Because the mintmark was added after the doubling. The mintmark was punched into the die afterward for these coins. Link to post Share on other sites
RGT Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Mintmarks were added to the die after they were hubbed. The doubling occured during hubbing. Link to post Share on other sites
mtnstyne Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Mint marks were punched in the dies separately in 1969, after the doubled die itself had already been made Link to post Share on other sites
tomyhok Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 the doubling occurred before the mint mark was punched into the die. Link to post Share on other sites
Amarillo Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 The mint-mark was application via a punch tooling. Link to post Share on other sites
physics-fan3.14 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 The mintmark was punched individually, separate from the hubbing of the die. Link to post Share on other sites
Ducksoup Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 The Mintmark was punched into the die separately. Link to post Share on other sites
Schatzy Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 A true 1969-S Doubled Die Obverse cent will not have doubling on the mintmark as the mintmark was punched into the die separately Link to post Share on other sites
dan8402 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Because the mintmark was punched onto the die separately. Link to post Share on other sites
walt666-migration Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 The mint mark was hand punched into the doubled hub. Walt Link to post Share on other sites
mrkim-migration Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 They were sent to other places to be minted? So there is no mint mark? Michael Link to post Share on other sites
MercuryMan Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 The mint mark is punched later into the master hub that already has the doubling. Link to post Share on other sites
Elbesaar Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 The S Mint Mark was punched into the working die - and not the master die. It was the master die that was doubled. Link to post Share on other sites
DC Dawg Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Mint marked was punched in the die after it was made. One tap, one S. Link to post Share on other sites
HiHoAudio Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Because the die doubling occurred before the mintmark was punched into the die. Link to post Share on other sites
nunfa0 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 The mintmark was applied to each die by hand after the design was pressed into the die - often weeks later. Doubled dies are created in the die making process, so it would be all design elements except the mintmark that would be doubled. Link to post Share on other sites
jtryka Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I will guess because it was added later to the die. Link to post Share on other sites
mhardin2413 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 the mintmark was applied after teh hub strike Link to post Share on other sites
silverbagel-migration Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 They were struck over another mint mark. Link to post Share on other sites
Ducksoup Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Hope I win, the prize looks very useful to me as the Kennedy and Franklin half dollars are what I'm working on! GL everyone Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator LISA B Posted April 18, 2011 Author Administrator Share Posted April 18, 2011 Question: On a 1969-S doubled-die-obverse cent, why is the mintmark not doubled? Answer: It was applied after the die was made. Our first place winner Bsshog40 will receive a copy of The Official Red Book, A Guide Book of Franklin & Kennedy Half Dollars Our second place winner, nunfa0 has won a display box. Thank you for playing and please stop by this Friday for the PMG Numisma-Quest question! Link to post Share on other sites
