What is a mint mark?

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Usually one letter, sometimes two, indicating which mint produced a coin. The current US mintmarks are P for Philadelphia, D for Denver, and (for proof coins only) S for San Francisco, and (for commemoratives and gold only) W for West Point. Until recently coins from Philadelphia did not have a mintmark (except for nickels minted during WWII), but currently only the one cent piece is minted without the P. There have also been coins marked O for New Orleans, CC for Carson City, and a few others.

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Former Mint Marks

Charlotte, NC C 1838-1861 Carson City, NV CC 1870-1893 Dahlonega, GA D 1838-1861 New Orleans, LA O 1838-1909

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