What is a mint mark on a coin?

What Is A Mint Mark? Mintmarks are small letters stamped on U.S. coins to designate where the coin was made. The mint mark can affect a coin’s value! In a lot of cases, where the coin was minted makes the difference between a coin being worth a few dollars and being worth a few hundred dollars!

Do all coins have mint marks?

Mint marks are also listed in coin catalogs and on online coin websites. The mint mark will always be alongside the date. For example, if you have a mint mark of “P” from 1968, the mint mark will read in a catalog or online as “1968-P.” This format is the official and correct way to write coins with mint marks. Not all coins have mint marks.

What is a mint coin?

First, there’s the U.S. Mint — which is the federal agency responsible for the production and distribution of our nation’s coinage. Then, there are mint coins (or mint condition coins) — which refers to a coin that is in practically the same condition as when it left the U.S. Mint facility.