CRfirefighter Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I am not sure if these two 1956 wheat pennies have errors so I just wanted to check. You can see the mint marks in these two coins touching the “9” in 1956. I have provided a picture of one of the pennies, and another 1956 penny that I recognised as having normal spacing. Please tell me if this is an error or if this is generally normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawtomatic Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 BAM! A well written coinworld article on the very subject of mint mark locations: https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2012/12/case-of-the-moving-mint-mark.html In short, it's normal for the mint mark to be in different locations. Peace Dollars are a pretty good example of random placement. There was another article I read that mentioned mint standards for placement but can't locate it currently. Maybe it was in a magazine. Anyhow, the only misplaced mint mark I can recall of that's "important" would be the 1975-D Jefferson. KarenHolcomb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenHolcomb Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 But there is something special about the touching D of the 56D that people seem to get excited about. I don't know that it has a premium but I'm about to google it and find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenHolcomb Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Welp, I can't find anything except in other forums. BUT...the general concensus seems to be that if the D is up high between the 9 and 5 it's a good chance the coin has a DDO. I know my friend Ken found one a few weks ago and WA super excited about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
