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Mint
Letter
|
Mint
|
Years
Minted
|
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C
|
Charlotte,
North Carolina
(Gold coins only)
|
1838-1861
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CC
|
Carson
City, Nevada
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1870-1893
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D
|
Dahlonega,
Georgia
(Gold coins only)
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1838-1861
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D
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Denver,
Colorado
|
1906
to Date
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O
|
New
Orleans, Louisiana
|
1838-1909
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P
|
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
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1793
to Date
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S
|
San
Francisco, California
|
1854
to Date
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W
|
West
Point
|
1984
to Date
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Mint
Marks are small letters designating where the coins were minted.
The Mint Mark position is usually found on the reverse of coins
minted prior to 1965 (with the cent being the exception), and on
the obverse after 1967.
Coins
struck at the Philadelphia mint before 1979 (except 1942-1945 five-cent
pieces) do not have a mint mark. Starting in 1979 a letter P was
used on the dollar, and on all other denominations except the cent
thereafter.
All
Dies for United States coins are made at the Philadelphia Mint and
are stamped with the appropriate mint mark before they are shipped
to the branch mints. The exact positioning and size of the mint
mark may vary slightly, depending on where and how deeply the punch
was impressed.
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