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Throughout my CRH I almost have a complete set of AU/BU LMC's. Wasn't too hard at all to obtain. I was wondering about years where they say they were produced in Denver and San Fran but had no mint mark? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincol...tage_figuresFor example 1965,1966, and 1967 Denver show as " no mint mark." How do I distinguish these from the traditional Philly mints that have no mark? Are there other years like this? by the way - the only only LMC's I am missing in AU/BU are 70-S, 71-S, 72-S,73-S, 89-D, 90-D, 91-D. I really struggle with S mint coins since I am on the east coast. Usually only get 3-5 per box and they are never in great shape. I've been through about 10-12 boxes to compile this collection. |
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Good progress, sa33026! What exactly were you wondering about the 65-67 LMCs? I'm not sure I understand your question: Quote:
How do I distinguish these from the traditional Philly mints that have no mark? Are there other years like this? As far as I know these 3 years are the only LMC years (and Lincoln cents in general) like this. The rest are either marked P, D, S or no MM (for Philly). |
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Well, uh, its very hard, if not impossible to tell, but I can also tell ya West Point made a large number of LMC's with no mint marks for a large number of years. I suppose that it would be impossible to tell IMHO. by the way, good luck on compleating the set! |
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There is no currently known way to distinguish them. To my knowledge at least. That's why books and albums will only have one whole to fill.
Congrats on building such a great set! I am on the East Coast, so if you would be interested in me sending you some of this s mints, I'd be happy to! (Maybe you can send some of the phili shield cents. Haha) or if you' would rather hunt 'em down.
Either way, congrats, and I hope that you find them all!
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Quote:For example 1965,1966, and 1967 Denver show as " no mint mark." How do I distinguish these from the traditional Philly mints that have no mark? Are there other years like this? You do not. The mint mark was left off to prevent collectors from hoarding coins from lower-producing mints. Coin collectors were seen as a major cause of the coin shortage along with rising silver prices. Quote:West Point made a large number of LMC's with no mint marks for a large number of years. Correct, from 1973 to 1986. Indistinguishable from the Philadelphia cents. |
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And the West Point coins were not mintmarked to keep *them* from being hoarded.
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Correct, from 1973 to 1986. Indistinguishable from the Philadelphia cents. West Point didn't start until 1975. San Francisco also struck cents with no mintmarks for circulation from 1978 to 1983. There are also indistinguishable from the Philadelphia coins. |
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West Point didn't start until 1975. Thank you. My previously bookmarked reference post was wrong.  |
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And the West Point coins were not mintmarked to keep *them* from being hoarded. Not the only reason, the West Point cents produced between 1975 and 1986 had no mint mark additionally since West Point wasn't an official mint legally able to strike legal tender coins. It gained mint status in 1988. Of course, 1977-1979 saw West Point mint quarters, with no mint mark; and, oddly enough the "W" mark was present on the 1984 Olympics Commemorative $10 Gold coin, even though the mint wasn't an official mint, the legality of the coin as a whole or in part (namely, the legal tender status of it) is thusly questionable...if anyone were to care to question it, that is. |
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Quote:Not the only reason, the West Point cents produced between 1975 and 1986 had no mint mark additionally since West Point wasn't an official mint legally able to strike legal tender coins. It gained mint status in 1988. That's OK, San Francisco wasn't legally a mint either at the time. (It lost Mint status in July 1962 when it was down graded to just a US Assay Office. It did;t officially become a mint again until 3/31/88, same day West Point did.) So all the coins they struck for circulation from 1965 to 1980 (including the ones WITH S mintmarks), the 81 S dollars, and all the proofs from 1968 to 1987 were struck at a "mint" that wasn't a Mint. Edited by Conder101
03/28/2015 09:33 am
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Interesting history.  Reminds me that Ohio was not really a state for 150 years after becoming a state.  |
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