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toolhand New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 11/08/2009 10:38 am Just reveived my uncirculated sets from the US Mint. All the Denver coins have the "D" mint mark and all the Philadelphia coins have the "P" mint mark except the Lincoln pennys which don't have any mint mark. I know that no mint mark usually means Philadelphia, but why mark all the other coins and not the pennys. Can anyone tell me why? Just wondering Report this Post to the Staff

hippiebrian Valued Member United States 436 Posts	Posted 11/08/2009 10:41 am The Philly mint never did start putting a mint mark on the cents, even after they put them on all the other coins, sometime in the 80's if memory serves me right. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 195203 Posts	Posted 11/08/2009 1:40 pm I believe one reason was that the West Point and San Francisco mints have (in the past) picked up the slack for Philadelphia on the cents. The mint mark is left off because the much lower mintage "W" and "S" cents would be hoarded. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
collect4fun Pillar of the Community United States 1151 Posts	Posted 11/08/2009 8:23 pm Never knew that about W and S picking up the slack, very interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
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