1946s Inverted Mint Mark?

[amnight]

I was trying to match this mint mark with other mint marks for this date, but due to damage I'm not sure what it is. I was wondering if it could be an inverted S mint mark? I also think that it may just be a worn serif mint mark style. Thanks for the help.

[georoxx]

The pic on the right is. (tee hee)

-George

[trails]

It is the inverted mintmark.

BJ Neff

[coppercoins]

How could this be the known inverted mintmark when this isn't even the right kind of mintmark? This is the large, or serif mintmark - not the ball-serif mintmark.

[coppercoins]

The mintmark on the coin in question is identical in style as the mintmark in this RPM listing:

http://coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1946&die_id=1946s1mm022&die_state=lds

[amnight]

Here is another picture. I see some similarity of coppercoins post but I also see some differences. Is this due to wear on the mint mark punch?

[coppercoins]

It's partly wear on the die and partly a shallow mintmark punching...but it's the wrong kind of mintmark to be the known inverted mintmark style.

[amnight]

Thanks copper... Only reason I asked is because I thought I saw a ball serif.

[trails]

My mistake - looked at it too fast.

[liveandievarieties]

They're pretty easy to confuse, I did for a very long time.

What helped me was remembering that the broken part of the S mintmark is on the bottom part, at least this saved me a lot of double checking.

[amnight]

They're pretty easy to confuse, I did for a very long time.

What helped me was remembering that the broken part of the S mintmark is on the bottom part, at least this saved me a lot of double checking.

That's what also confused me.. the break on the bottom.

[coppercoins]

I'm not sure I understand the statement being made, since this isn't even the right type of mintmark.

On the 'normal' ball serif mintmark the weakness is at the top of the mintmark - and of course the opposite for the inverted mintmark.

But since this is a completely different style of mintmark such a statement is only confusing, because the normal weakness - if there is one - would be in the bottom of the mintmark. It just depends on how deeply the mintmark was punched into the die.

[amnight]

I have some inverted mint mark coins and wanted opinions on whether or not they are truly inverted. I think the first three pictured are inverted but the last two are questionable due to the coin in my original post. Here they are and thanks for the help.