You are viewing the CopperCoins catalog page for 1953S•1MM•012, a documented Lincoln cent die variety. This listing is cataloged as a Repunched Mint Mark, from 1953, and struck at the San Francisco Mint. It is recorded as S/S West.
It uses the obverse Flat serif G obverse and reverse Wheat reverse design types. Below you will find 3 stages of identification photos and markers, catalog cross references, and reported values for coins minted with this die.
1953S•1MM•012 S/S West
- Type: Repunched Mint Mark (MM)
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- Design types
- Mint mark type: Late-Serif S
- Obverse design type: Flat serif G obverse
- Reverse design type: Wheat reverse
Die Notes
REPLACEMENT LISTING Subsequent examination by Eric Axtell revealed that the previous listing is actually a later die state example of 1953S-1MM-009. Thanks Eric!
Cross references
- WEXLER: WRPM-033
Value guide
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Obverse: Stronger secondary mintmark to west die scratch from vest that nearly touches the mintmark
Reverse: Strong die gouge from rim to dot between last S of PLURIBUS and U of UNUM
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Credit for this coin goes to: Brian Allen
Obverse: Slightly weaker secondary mintmark to west, weaker die scratch from vest that stops short of touching the mintmark
Reverse: Shorter die gouge from rim to dot between last S of PLURIBUS and U of UNUM
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Credit for this coin goes to: Brian Allen
Obverse: Progressively weaker secondary mintmark, the die scratch from vest is faint and shorter in length
Reverse: Die gouge from rim to dot between last S of PLURIBUS and U of UNUM is short and thinner than earlier die stages
Click any photo below to view it full size.
Credit for this coin goes to: Brian Allen
