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Mint Marks on Indian Head Penny - Coin Talk Up until 1908 all "minor" coinage was minted exclusively at the Philly Mint There was a law that prevented the branch mints from striking them until 1905 It took nearly 3 years for the San Francisco Mint to start production of the Cent So you will not find any Mint Marks on Indian Heads except for the '08 and '09
Carter dollar? - Coin Talk That was enough for each of my grandchildren to keep their sets up In 2011 I stopped when the mint decided to take the small lots off the market and let the major dealers handle the market That turned me off to the Presidential Dollars and hastened my drive to completely removed the US Mint from my list of suppliers
Help please with ANA Challenge Coin Contest. . . . - Coin Talk Recently, I attended the National Money Show in Atlanta The ANA was running a "Challenge Coin Contest " I received a coin with the initials of 16 "famous Mint engravers" on it If you determine the names, you submit them and you are eligible for some prizes I've determined all the names, that go with each set of initials, except one
South Korean Mint Sets - Coin Talk "The 1998 BOK mint set is probably the most recognized of all BOK mint sets in South Korea —and possibly even outside of Korea Although most South Korea collectors have been well aware of its rarity for years, the spotlight that has shined recently on the 1998 BOK mint set has helped to propel it, and the rest of South Korean numismatics
A Guide to Collecting the Early U. S. Silver Dollars by Date . . . - Coin Talk The First Mint Scandal Hamilton recommended and Congress agreed to set the composition alloy for the silver coinage at 8924 silver and 1076 copper In the spring of 1794, before the mint had issued any silver coins, Chief Assayer, Albian Cox, asked Mint Director, David Rittenhouse, to allow him to increase the silver fineness to 900
Filled in Mintmarks- What are they exactly?? - Coin Talk These die chips were practically ubiquitous in the early decades of the mint when the die steel was sub-par compared to today These chips are critical to determining die state and emission order I collect capped bust half dimes (1829-1837) by die marriage (124 collectible marriages and remarriages) and die chips appear everywhere in this coinage
Mint bag question - Coin Talk Up until about 10 years ago, the mint shipped cent to the Fed in canvas bags of 5,000 cents each, These are what people are talking about when they speak of "mint sewn" bags Sometimes banks would receive these bags when they ordered coins from the Fed, but often they received rolled coins where Brinks or another service received the bags or
Mints of Alexander the Great Tetradrachms | Coin Talk I thought it would be fun if people posted their A3 Tetradrachms but only if they are from a mint no one has posted yet Let's see how many different mints the CT crew can come up with Post only coins in your collection Mine is from Mesembria mint: Alexander III, 336-323 BC AR Tetradrachm, 35mm 16 5 grams, 12h Mesembria mint
My coin is missing the mintmark All coins struck at the Philadelphia Mint from 1793 to 1978 lack Mint marks, except for some 1942 to 1945 5-cent coins Beginning in 1979, Anthony dollars struck at the Philadelphia Mint carried a P Mint mark In 1980, the P Mint mark was added to the 5-cent coin, dime, quarter dollar, and half dollar struck in Philadelphia
2025 Lincoln Cents and an error coin?? - Coin Talk Checked the Mint production figures and they haven't changed for over a month now P 350,000,000 D 245,400,000 Total 595,400,000 That compares to previous years 2024 P 734 8 million D 780 4 million Total 1 5152 billion 2023 P 2 262 billion D 2 2608 billion Total 4 5228 billion 2022 P 3 1292 billion D 3 2304 billion Total 6 3596 billion