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Circulating Mint Marks: A Challenge

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 Posted 01/28/2014  4:30 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Finn235 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Thought this would be a fun challenge for all the hard core roll hunters out there:

Of the 8 mint marks that have ever appeared on US coins, it is theoretically possible to find 6 of them in circulation. Obviously everyone has P and D coins in their pocket change, and any roll hunter can produce an S coin or two on demand. Let's see if we can produce a circulated coin from each of the mints:

P (Philadelphia, PA... this one should be easy)
D (Denver, CO... again pretty easy)
S (San Francisco, CA... easy enough for nickels and cents)
W (West Point, NY - limited to '96-W dime)
O (New Orleans, LA - Dimes, Quarters, Halves, Dollars until 1909)
CC (Carson City, NV - Dimes, Quarters, Halves, Dollars 1878-1893)

And if that's not enough of a challenge:
D (Dahlonegha, GA - Gold coins 1838-1861)
C (Charlotte, NC - Gold coins 1838-1861)

And if somebody wants to win the internet:
M (Manila, Philippines - 1920-1941)

Rules of the challenge:
- All coins must be found in bank rolls or active circulation.
- All coins must be in your collection.
- No seeding your own coins into circulation

I'll start off with a few of my own:

P (1942-P War Nickel)

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D (1999-D half)

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S (1941-S type I & II nickels)

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Good luck everyone!
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 Posted 01/29/2014  6:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Finn235 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
No takers yet? I know some of you at least have the W!
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I have only found the P D and S. I think I found a W, but I threw it back into circulation.
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P, D, S, and W Dime all found in circulation.
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