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Rest in Peace
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 To CCF , That's ok ,stick with us and you won't be new for long . If you come across an S mint coin ,that means it was struck in San Francisco .  |
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Pillar of the Community
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as said before, cents made in philly will not have a mintmark. But make sure you check it for a doubled die |
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Thanks guys I appreciate the help! I just thought that lincoln looked so different on the philly penny versus the san fransisco one. Is that common?
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Pillar of the Community
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The coin on the left is Denver (not San Francisco) - it has a D mint mark. An S mint mark is San Francisco. |
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Modern coins from the various mints should appear the same, except for the presence of a mint mark or not.
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I wonder why they don't start putting the P on cents made in Philadelphia like they do on other coins.
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't know if West Point and San Fran still supplement philly's cent production anymore but I know they did and I think that had to do with why the P was left off it and it still may have to do with that I'm not sure
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Bedrock of the Community
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It is not a proof coin, but a business strike coin. So it is from Philadelphia and the common normal one that is damaged. Spendable.
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Pillar of the Community
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I was answering nss question above as to why there arent any P mintmarks on the one cents
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Bedrock of the Community
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There never was a 'P' mint mark on a cent. Always plain denoting Philly. The nickels added the 'P' mint mark on the war time nickels and in 1980 it was added to all other denominations except cents. Edited by coop
10/06/2016 09:05 am
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't know if West Point and San Fran still supplement philly's cent production anymore but I know they did and I think that had to do with why the P was left off it and it still may have to do with that I'm not sure Interesting explanation - makes sense! I have not heard this before - would be interesting to find documentation for this practice! Thanks for mentioning it. |
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Pillar of the Community
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So there should be some sort of mint mark on all post 80 coins except pennies? Is it ever a thing for a modern coin NOT to have a mint Mark?
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There are soooooo many things to look for. My main thing is how DIFFERENT the Lincoln looks on the two pennies from the same year. Can anyone explain that? The left penny looks like the newer style linclon and the right penny looks like the older style of linclon. Or am I just crazy?
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Is it just because its so dirty?
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Pillar of the Community
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That may be part of it, but the design will sometimes actually look different from coin to coin. Whenever something happens to the dies, be it a scratch, a clash, or something else, it will be polished to remove that flaw. Polishing removes metal from the fields on the die, raising the fields in relation to the devices on the coin. This makes the devices slightly smaller and makes them appear different.
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