Week #244 Happy New Year

[Melissa Pearce]

QUESTION:

 

Why was the mintmark on the Walking Liberty Half Dollar moved from the obverse to the reverse in 1917?

 

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[RGT]

Mr. Von Engelken, the mind director, ordered it moved to the reverse because "the obverse mint mark had the appearance of a defect in the die and was entirely too prominent."

[DC Dawg]

To protect it from wear.

 

Not to be a stick in the mud, why as a WL question and give away a Buffalo Nickel book? Wouldn't it make more "sense" to ask a Buffalo Nickel question??

[MunkyMan95]

Because congress ordered it to be done! Just a guess...

[jonathanb-migration]

n February, 1917, Mr. Von Engelken, the mind director, ordered it moved to the reverse because "the obverse mint mark had the appearance of a defect in the die and was entirely too prominent."

 

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[AtlaZ-migration]

because the obverse mint mark had the appearance of a defect in the die and was entirely too prominent.

[bsshog40]

It was moved because the mintmark looked like a defect in the die.

[bit1work]

QUOTE:

 

"Mr. Von Engelken, the mind director, ordered it moved to the reverse because the obverse mint mark had the appearance of a defect in the die and was entirely too prominent."

 

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[pendragon1998]

The mint mark was moved because the mint felt that it was too prominent on the obverse.

[bigmanSAM88]

because the mintmark was too big and looked like a defect in the die

[prooflike]

In February, 1917, Mr. Von Engelken, the mint director, ordered it moved to the reverse because "the obverse mint mark had the appearance of a defect in the die and was entirely too prominent."

[rtpjr]

in February, 1917 the mind director, Mr. Von Engelken, ordered it moved to the reverse because the obverse mint mark had the appearance of a defect in the die and was entirely too prominent.

[bigebosw-migration]

The mind director ordered tne mintmark on the Walking Liberty Half Dollar moved to the reverse because "the obverse mint mark had the appearance of a defect in the die and was entirely too prominent."

[amy-migration]

because george t. morgan wanted it that way !? Maybe they were having trouble with the design and were trying to improve the strike and quality of the new design, and since the mintmark was added after the coins stamping they could experiment some. OKAY... I don't know, so there..........

[Elbesaar]

Happy New Year to all as well.

 

The mint mark was moved to the reverse of the coin because the Mint Director felt that the obverse mint mark looked like a die defect.

[just-john]

. 1917, Mr. Von Engelken, the mind director, ordered it moved to the reverse because "the obverse mint mark had the appearance of a defect in the die and was entirely too prominent.

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[ArtR]

The obverse mint mark had the appearance of a defect in the die.

[dan8402]

In February, 1917, Mr. Von Engelken, the mint director, ordered it moved to the reverse because "the obverse mint mark had the appearance of a defect in the die and was entirely too prominent."

[Weidel Legacy Collection]

The mint mark was removed from the obverse of the Walking Liberty half because the mint director felt that the mark on the front was too prominent and had the appearance of a die defect.

[kwa-migration]

The Walking Liberty was only the second US coin to have a mint mark on the obverse which was below "In God We Trust" in 1916 and part of 1917.In february, 1917, Director Von Engleken ordered it moved to the reverse because "The obverse mint mark had the appearance of a defect in the die and was entirely too prominent".

[TJ'S Coins]

For consistency with the other coin mint marks of the time.

[Coinguy19]

The mint director ordered the mint mark moved to the reverse because the obverse mint mark had the appearance of a defect in the die and was entirely too prominent.

[Admiral Mike-migration]

 

The obverse mint mark was considered to be a "defect" and too conspicuous. This observation was made in 1917 by then Mint Director Von Engelken, who then ordered the mintmark be moved to the reverse. (Mr. Weinman, designer of the Liberty Walking Half Dollar, is quoted by A. Swiatek in his book The Walking Liberty Half Dollar.)

 

 

Happy New Year to all.

[Melissa Pearce]

QUESTION:

 

Why was the mintmark on the Walking Liberty Half Dollar moved from the obverse to the reverse in 1917?

 

ANSWER:

 

The mint director ordered it moved because of public complaints that it appeared to be a "defect".

 

 

Congratulations to our lst place winner RGT, you will receive a signed copy of "The Complete Guide To Buffalo Nickels", 3rd Edition by David Lange. Congratulations to our runner up winner bigmanSAM88, you will be receiving a display box.

 

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