Registered: 09/06/06
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Loc: Midsouth USA
I don't think I understand this one. But i'll give it a shot.
The Lincoln cent is the only coin that does not always have a mint mark, using a "D" when struck in Denver but lacking a "P" when ostensibly struck at the Philadelphia mint; this practice allows additional minting of the coin at the San Francisco mint
Prior to 1964, which US coins were struck outside the Philadelphia Mint but do not have a mintmark? Name at least three different ones.
Answer:
1840 (O) Medium Letters 50C – struck in New Orleans using a reverse die previously employed to strike 1839-O 50C.
1922 No D 1C – struck at Denver, mintmark errantly removed from late state die.
1925 Ft. Vancouver 50C – struck at San Francisco, mintmark omitted.
We also would have accepted the 1870 (S) Gold Dollar. The first 1,000 examples struck this year at San Francisco were made without mintmark; whether or not they were released is unknown.
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