LC-53 Guide to Mint Marks - 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 onlyJefferson Nickel, Wartime Silver ......................1942-45Barber Dime................................................1892-1916Lincoln Cent, Wheat Ears Reverse ....................1909-58Jefferson Nickel ......................................1968 to 2003Mercury Dime..................................................1916-45No coins minted 1922, 1932-33Lincoln Cent, Memorial Reverse................1959 to DateNo Mint Marks 1965-6720042005Jefferson Nickel, Westward Journey ........2004 to 2005Roosevelt Dime................................................1946-64No Mint Marks 1965-67Liberty Head Nickel......................................1883-1913Mint Marks 1912 onlyLiberty Seated Half Dime ................1837-59, 1870-72No Mint Marks 1837, 1843, 1845-47Roosevelt Dime ........................................1968 to Date1860-69, 1872-73, No Mint Marks 1861-62Buffalo Nickel ..................................................1913-38No coins minted 1922, 1932, 1933Liberty Seated Dime ........................................1837-60No Mint Marks 1837, 1841, 1844, 1846-48, 1855Liberty Seated Twenty Cent Piece......................1875-78No Mint Marks 1877-78Jefferson Nickel ................................1938-42, 1946-67No Mint Marks 1965-671860-91, No 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, 1889-90

Barber Quarter ............................................1892-1916Liberty Walking Half Dollar..............................1916-17Trade Dollar ....................................................1873-85No Mint Marks 1879-85Standing Liberty Quarter ..................................1916-30No Mint Marks 1916, 1921, 1925No coins minted 19221917-47No coins minted 1922, 1924-26, 1930-32Morgan Dollar ............................................1878-1921No coins minted 1905-20Washington Quarter ........................................1932-64No coins minted 1933Franklin Half Dollar ........................................1948-63No Mint Marks 1955-561965-98No Mint Marks 1965-67All 1975 & 1976 Quarters have Bicentennialreverse and were dated 1776-1976Peace Dollar ....................................................1921-35No Mint Marks 1921. No coins minted 1929-33Kennedy Half Dollar ..............................................1964Statehood Quarter ....................................1999 to DateAll Statehood Quarters havespecial state reverse designEisenhower Dollar ..........................................1971-78All 1975 & 1976 Dollars have Bicentennialreverse and are dated 1776-1976Kennedy Half Dollar..................................1965 to DateNo Mint Marks 1965-67All 1975 & 1976 Half Dollars have Bicentennialreverse and are dated 1776-1976Liberty Seated Half Dollar ................................1839-91No mint marks 1839, 1879-91Susan B. Anthony Dollar ........................1979-81, 1999No SBA coins minted 1982-1998Barber Half Dollar ......................................1892-1915LC-53 8/05Liberty Seated Dollar........................................1840-73No Mint Marks 1840-45, 1847-49, 1852-58, 1861-69Sacagawea Dollar......................................2000 to Date©2002-2005 LCC, Inc.