You can buy directly from the US Mint, not the indivdual mint locations.
A Philadelphia coin known as a Philadelphia mint is a coint that is made that has a P on it for penny. The Philadelphia mint coin is worth about one sent.
If a penny has no mint mark, it typically means it was produced by the Philadelphia Mint. Mint marks indicate where a coin was minted, and coins from the Philadelphia Mint, the oldest U.S. Mint facility, do not have a mint mark.
You can obtain an Uncirculated Mint Set directly from the US Mint, when they become avaliable, at www.usmint.gov - or from re-sellers on the internet 'auction' type sites.
The "P" on US change stands for the Philadelphia Mint. It indicates that the coin was minted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Mint is one of the four United States Mint facilities that produce coins and other related items.
The U.S. Mint does not use P mintmarks on one cent coins. A 1943 Lincoln cent without a mintmark was struck at the Philadelphia Mint.
If it has one it'll be on the reverse below the eagle. No mint mark = Philadelphia, D = Denver.
If it has one it'll be on the reverse below the eagle. No mint mark = Philadelphia, D = Denver.
No mint mark means it's from Philadelphia. It's worth exactly one cent.
The 1928 Philadelphia Peace Dollar has no mint mark, indicating it was minted in Philadelphia. A normal 1928 Peace Dollar would have a D or S mint mark denoting it was minted in Denver or San Francisco. The absence of a mint mark on the coin indicates it is the Philadelphia Mint version.
The P is the mint mark for Philadelphia.
Five cents each or less
There is no mint mark on that early of a coin, because there was only one mint at the time, in Philadelphia.