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The last time the San Francisco mint made coins for circulation with the "S" mint mark was for the 1974 Lincoln Cent. Today I found this 1971-S Lincoln in my change.  How often do you find "S" coins in your change? When was the last time? |
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Today,1974-S. I find a few in each box I look through. John1  |
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Quote:The last time the San Francisco mint made coins for circulation with the "S" mint mark was for the 1974 Lincoln Cent. Actually untrue, 1980 SBA dollar. They just don't circulate that much :P As for the last time here, three days ago, 69-S nickel. |
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Just got a 68-S nickel from McD's change the other day.
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It's been a little while for me, a 72-S Lincoln. It's still on my dresser, though. I haven't accumulated enough circulation finds to bother putting them away yet.
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I found a proof quarter in my change a few months ago if that counts. Nothing intended for circulation though.
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Funny, last week I went three days in a row with getting wheat cents
in change. One was a 1944-s.
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Forgot to mention, last week in science class, we were measuring the volume of a penny, and it was a 71S.
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I received a proof quarter in charge today. Washington state.
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Scratch my earlier post, just got a 70-S nickel at work!
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I get them regularly almost daily here in Florida, the most common are 1950-1970 nickels and then 1960-1980 cents. I dont get more current dated ones that often. Not the same for s-mint quarters or dimes, I hardly ever see them. I think this answer would be different depending on where you live?
I got 2 1982p quarters today as change at gas station.
Edited by OcalaFlorida
09/21/2014 8:05 pm
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Dasaki, thanks for the correction!
When I began collecting coins, it was always P-D-S. It's boring without the S mint marks.
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Having a Junior Moment but I did happen to find a 74 LMC last week going through some cents before dumping them in my 5 gallon water bottle I'm trying to fill again. |
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I get S-mint cents maybe 3-5 times a year in change, or 2-3 if I search a box. Nickels are much more common, especially 1968 and 70.
I did get a 1980-S dollar a few years ago when I was working as a cashier, but the odds of getting one of those back in change is pretty remote... Cashiers tend to leave them in their till unless a customer asks for it specifically.
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Regularly, and as I type this post I'm sitting 9 blocks from the Philadelphia Mint.
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Posted 09/21/2014 12:43 pm
