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jakeW Pillar of the Community United States 689 Posts	Posted 03/07/2010 8:42 pm Why does it seem like all the s mints in my linoln cent folder are harder find? Are they minted less and collected more? Report this Post to the Staff

Adam_E Pillar of the Community United States 4846 Posts	Posted 03/07/2010 8:45 pm they were issued in proof Report this Post to the Staff
jakeW Pillar of the Community United States 689 Posts	Posted 03/07/2010 8:51 pm so any s mm was a proof at first? Report this Post to the Staff
cladking Pillar of the Community United States 2270 Posts	Posted 03/07/2010 8:57 pm All S mint after 1974 are proof only. '68-S to '74-S come as uncs and proofs. Pre-1956 S mints are uncs. There are such things as PL uncs so nothing is simple. Only the uncs were placed in circulation and generally San Francisco mintages are much lower than other mints. San Francisco also minted all the SMS cents from '65 to '67 but without a mintmark. They minted coins for circulation these years as well but without a mint mark. They even made cents after 1974 for circulation but without a mintmark. In 1974 the last year of S mint cents most of the coins were shipped to Denver and mixed with their coins to make it harder for hoarders to get solid rolls. This is one of the reasons the '74-S sm date is tough to find. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 03/07/2010 8:57 pm 1968S-1974S Memorial Lincolns were minted primarily as business strikes and had much smaller proof mintages as well. The S mint business strikes still had considerably smaller mintages than their Philly and Denver cousins. Edited by biokemist6 03/07/2010 8:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jakeW Pillar of the Community United States 689 Posts	Posted 03/07/2010 9:05 pm thank you all very much I was confused by this! Report this Post to the Staff
coinundrum Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 03/07/2010 10:40 pm Here are the mintage figures: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincol...tage_figures Report this Post to the Staff
Kabiye_Lady Pillar of the Community United States 581 Posts	Posted 03/08/2010 05:20 am With the 's' mints from 1968 to 1974, they were collected (or hoarded) more - as you state. If reality were our guide, they are no more valuable than their 'P' and 'D' brothers and sisters. However, we're talking San Franscisco - so reality is not a factor. The 's' minted coins from that era will always be harder to find. Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24147 Posts	Posted 03/08/2010 07:54 am Quote: Here are the mintage figures: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincol...tage_figures We have them all right here. Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
coinundrum Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 03/08/2010 1:03 pm Touche...didn't see them there! ;) Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19930 Posts	Posted 03/08/2010 11:54 pm Here's the mintages of all the coins below 1 billion. Generally, the lower the mintage, the harder to find. 1968 S 261,311,510 1973 S 319,937,634 1972 S 380,200,104 1974 S 412,039,228 1971 S 528,354,192 1969 S 547,309,631 1960 P 588,096,602 1962 P 609,263,019 1959 P 610,864,291 1970 S 693,192,814 1961 P 756,373,244 1963 P 757,185,645 Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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