1946-S Improper Mint Mark WIMM-001

Description

The 1946-S Improper Mint Mark WIMM-001 is a inverted mint mark variety of the United States cent. This variety was discovered on the 1946 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent, part of the Lincoln Wheat Cents 1909-1958 series. Cross-referenced as None known Comments: On the normal Ball Serif S mint mark the “ball” is at the top right of the mint mark. When inverted the “ball” is at the bottom left of the mint mark. The authors of The Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties refer to this style of S mint mark punch as the “Knob Tail S. Inverted Ball Serif S Mint Mark Normal Ball Serif S Mint Mark; Wexler Variety ID: 1946-S 1¢ WIMM-001.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Robert Neff Cross References: None known Comments: On the normal Ball Serif S mint mark the “ball” is at the top right of the mint mark. When inverted the “ball” is at the bottom left of the mint mark. The authors of The Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties refer to this style of S mint mark punch as the “Knob Tail S. Inverted Ball Serif S Mint Mark Normal Ball Serif S Mint Mark
• None known Comments: On the normal Ball Serif S mint mark the “ball” is at the top right of the mint mark. When inverted the “ball” is at the bottom left of the mint mark. The authors of The Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties refer to this style of S mint mark punch as the “Knob Tail S. Inverted Ball Serif S Mint Mark Normal Ball Serif S Mint Mark; Wexler Variety ID: 1946-S 1¢ WIMM-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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