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    Posted 8 years ago

    FizixJeep
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    I am trying to figure out if this Liberty nickel is really a 1912 S. For reference I have included images of my 1911 no mint mark nickel, then the 1912 D, and then, what I really need help with. Is that an S that got squished down, or did someone try and place a blob of silver on it? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks for helping me figure this out!!

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    1. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 8 years ago
      I'm certainly not seeing an "S" out of it.
    2. FizixJeep, 8 years ago
      But it is bigger than both any D or S I have seen. Have you ever seen a mint mark that BIG?
    3. SpiritBear, 8 years ago
      More likely a D if it got squished down, as you say, and is a blob-shape (round).
      These are nickel, not silver, by the way.

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