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Mint marks were first developed to locate a problem. If a coin was underweight, or overweight, the mint mark would immediately tell where the coin was minted, and the problem could be located and fixed. Another problem which could occur would be a dishonest mint official debasing the coin, or putting less precious metal in the coin than specified.
Mint marks on euro coins by country; Country Mint location Mint mark Mint mark description Notes Belgium (2005-2017) Brussels Head of archangel St. Michael, patron saint of Brussels. Prior to 2008, Belgian mark had only been used on commemorative issues. Since 2008, the mark is used on both standard issue and commemorative issue coins.
A key date is the term for a coin which is scarcer and harder to obtain in a series. [1] [2] [3] Often coins with certain years or Mint marks are key date coins.[4] [5] Some factors that influence whether a coin is a key date include: demand, quantity of coins struck, the population of surviving examples and rarity of mint sate examples.
The first United States Mint was created in Philadelphia in 1792, and soon joined by other centers, whose coins were identified by their own mint marks. There are currently four active coin-producing mints: Philadelphia , Denver , San Francisco , and West Point .
Over the course of the series, four mint marks were used on the America the Beautiful quarters. Quarters produced at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints feature the P and D mint marks respectively. In 2010 and 2011, the San Francisco Mint (S mint mark) produced quarters exclusively for the annual Proof Set. In 2012, San Francisco started ...
A minor variation in a die, including repunched mintmarks, doubling or deliberate minor changes to the die design. dime A coin issued in the United States worth $0.10 (ten cents). While the term dime is American in origin, Canadians often use the term as well. dipping The chemical cleaning of a coin with a diluted acid.
Just about all of the coins you will come across in your lifetime are worth what they say they are worth -- a half dollar is worth 50 cents, a quarter is worth 25 cents, and on down the line. In ...
Mint marks: D, O, S. Located on reverse beneath eagle. Philadelphia Mint specimens lack mint mark. ... They have rather the appearance of tokens or mean medals. One ...