Do Pennies Have Mint Marks?

On United States coins, the U.S. Mint has used none, one, or two letters to indicate the mint facility that produced the coin. ... It has been a tradition in the United States that coins minted at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania facility do not carry a mint mark since this is the main production facility for the mint.

Are pennies without a mint mark valuable?

There are some very rare no mintmark error coins that are also extremely valuable. These are some of the most famous no-mintmark coins, along with their approximate value: 1922 plain no-D Lincoln penny — $400+ 1968 no-S Roosevelt proof dime — $9,000+

What does it mean when a penny has no mint mark?

Mintmark: A letter or other mark on a coin denoting the mint that manufactured the coin. ... If the date of a US coin is written without a mintmark, it means that the coin has no mintmark and was (usually) minted in Philadelphia.

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