Mint Mark Guide - Littleton Coin Company

Littleton’s Illustrated Guide toMint Marks on Regular-Issue U.S. CoinsPhiladelphia: Mint mark “P” – coinageyears 1793 to date. Since this was the firstU.S. Mint and has always been the mainfacility, most coins from historic Philadelphia have nomint mark. Exceptions are the Wartime nickels of1942-45 (shown), Anthony dollars of 1979-81, andall other Philadelphia coins after 1979 except the cent.Denver: Mint mark “D” – coinageyears 1906 to date. Establishment of aDenver Mint was the natural result of majorgold and silver discoveries in Colorado in the late 1800s.Note: Collectors should not confuse the Denver “D” oncoins 1906 to date with the “D” mint mark on goldcoins of 1838-61 struck at the shortlived Dahlonega,Georgia facility.Carson City: Mint mark “CC” – coinageyears 1870-1893. Named after the famousfrontiersman Kit Carson, this intriguingcapital city of Nevada was chosen as a mint locationbecause of its nearness to such rich silver mines as theComstock Lode of Virginia City, Nevada.Note: “C” mint mark gold coins were struck from1838-61 at Charlotte, North Carolina.San Francisco: Mint mark “S” –coinage years 1854 to 1955, 1968 todate. The mint facility in this romanticand popular West Coast city was opened shortly after the1849 gold rush in California. It was more economicalto refine and coin locally than to ship raw bullion oreall the way to Philadelphia. No “S” coins were mintedfrom 1956-67.New Orleans: Mint mark “O” – coinageyears 1838-1861, 1879 to 1909.Nicknamed the “Crescent City” for itslocation stretching around a bend in the MississippiRiver, fascinating New Orleans was the site of a branchmint which handled bullion ore from southern mines.After closure, the building lay vacant until converted toa museum and art center.About Mint Mark Punches: Until the 1990s, dies forbranch mints were hand-punched with the mint mark, and thesize and location of the mint mark varied depending on whereand how deeply the punch was impressed. Before 1900, thepunches themselves varied greatly in size. Nowadays, mintmarks are added directly to the master dies, and are transferredalong with the coin designs to the dies that are used to strike coins.For more information visit LittletonCoin.comor call 1-800-645-3122.Indian Head Cent..............................1859-1909Mint Marks 1908-1909 onlyBuffalo Nickel ......................................1913-38No coins minted 1922, 1932-33Liberty Seated Half Dime ......1837-59, 1870-72No Mint Marks 1837, 1843, 1845-47Roosevelt Dime..................................1968-DateLincoln Cent, Wheat Ears Reverse ........1909-58Jefferson Nickel ....................1938-42, 1946-67No Mint Marks 1965-67Liberty Seated Half Dime ......1860-69, 1872-73No Mint Marks 1861-62Liberty Seated Twenty Cent Piece ..........1875-78No Mint Marks 1877-78Liberty Seated Dime..............................1837-60No Mint Marks 1837, 1841, 1844, 1846-48, 1855Lincoln Cent, Memorial Reverse ......1959-2008No Mint Marks 1965-67Jefferson Nickel, Wartime Silver............1942-45Liberty Seated Dime..............................1860-91No Mint Marks 1879-83,Mint Mark above or below bow 1875Liberty Seated Quarter ..........................1838-91No Mint Marks 1838-39, 1845-46, 1848, 1863,1879-87, 1889-90Lincoln Cent, Bicentennial Reverse ............2009Jefferson Nickel ..............................1968-2003Barber Dime ....................................1892-1916Barber Quarter ................................1892-1916Lincoln Cent, Shield Reverse..............2010-Date20042005Jefferson Nickel, Westward Journey......2004-2005Mercury Dime ......................................1916-45No coins minted 1922, 1932-33Liberty Head Nickel ..........................1883-1913Mint Marks 1912 onlyJefferson Nickel, Monticello..................2006-DateRoosevelt Dime ....................................1946-64No Mint Marks 1965-67Standing Liberty Quarter ......................1916-30No Mint Marks 1916, 1921, 1925No coins minted 1922

Washington Quarter..............................1932-64No coins minted 1933Liberty Walking Half Dollar ..................1916-17Washington Quarter..............................1965-98No Mint Marks 1965-67All 1975 & 1976 Quarters have Bicentennialreverse and were dated 1776-1976Liberty Seated Dollar ............................1840-73No Mint Marks 1840-45, 1847-49, 1852-58,1861-69Eisenhower Dollar ................................1971-78All 1975 & 1976 Dollars have Bicentennialreverse and are dated 1776-1976Liberty Walking Half Dollar ..................1917-47No coins minted 1922, 1924-26, 1930-32Statehood, D.C. & U.S. Territories Quarter..1999-2009All Statehood Quarters havespecial state reverse designSusan B. Anthony Dollar ..............1979-81,1999No coins minted 1982-1998Trade Dollar ........................................1873-85No Mint Marks 1879-85America’s National Parks Quarter....2010-DateFranklin Half Dollar..............................1948-63No Mint Marks 1955-56Sacagawea Dollar ............................2000-2008Liberty Seated Half Dollar ....................1839-91No Mint Marks 1839, 1879-91Kennedy Half Dollar ..................................1964Morgan Dollar ..................................1878-1921No coins minted 1905-20Native American Dollar......................2009-DateMint mark on edge of coinPresidential Dollar ............................2007-DateMint mark on edge of coinBarber Half Dollar............................1892-1915LC-53 8/12Kennedy Half Dollar ......................1965 to DateNo Mint Marks 1965-67All 1975 & 1976 Half Dollars have Bicentennialreverse and are dated 1776-1976Peace Dollar ........................................1921-35No Mint Marks 1921. No coins minted 1929-331309 Mt. Eustis RoadLittleton, NH 03561-3735America’s Favorite Coin Source • TRUSTED SINCE 1945©2002-2012 LCC, LLC