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TheForce Pillar of the Community United States 4870 Posts	Posted 09/09/2011 08:02 am I have always wondered why we even have mint marks on coins. Other than collectors, why is it important to know what mint your coin came from? Money is money regardless of what mint it came from. Report this Post to the Staff

Whytlash Valued Member United States 407 Posts	Posted 09/09/2011 09:00 am Google is your friend... http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_min...n=mint_marks Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 09/09/2011 09:51 am If there are any problems with coins with a certain MM, they can know where those coins originate and be able to fix the problem. Edited by VisigothKing 09/09/2011 09:52 am Report this Post to the Staff
coinseeker Valued Member United States 119 Posts	Posted 09/09/2011 1:46 pm OK now that the door is open I have a similar question that heretofore I would have been embarrassed to ask. Why the DATE? Imagine what no date on coins would mean from a collectors standpoint. What is the reasoning behind the mint dating coins? I can see the mint mark necessity but not the year. Report this Post to the Staff
googoo Valued Member United States 466 Posts	Posted 09/09/2011 2:21 pm I have wondered about the date and mint mark being on coins as well. I found once that the date was so they could keep track of how much was minted in that year, and the mint mark was so they could tell where the coins came from if an error showed up Report this Post to the Staff
RollHunter Pillar of the Community United States 687 Posts	Posted 09/09/2011 8:51 pm They certainly don't need to date them to track how many they minted - they can just count them when they mint them! I think dates and mint marks are just traditional now, with their useful function long past. They're just holdovers like reeding on base metal coins or even denticles on coins with a well defined rim. Report this Post to the Staff
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