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If you refer to the range of Sovereign coinage, the vast majority of these coins were minted at the Royal Mint London until the Mint moved operations to Llantrisant Wales in 1968.
Coins minted at the Royal Mint have no mintmark.
From about 1871 to 1931 inclusive, many British gold coins were minted where the gold was mined to minimise the time, expense and risk of transporting gold and coins to and from various parts of the Empire.
British Coins not minted at the Royal Mint were variously minted at the following Mints -
- Melbourne - mintmark M
- Ottawa - mintmark C
- Perth - mintmark P
- Pretoria - mintmark SA
- Sydney - mintmark S
- Bombay - mintmark I
These mintmarks are visible on Sovereign coinage below the image of the Monarch on many of the earlier 19th century coins, or to the right of the year on the reverse of later coins.
What else can I help you with?
Value of 1862 Confederate States of America 20 dollar gold coin?
$20 gold coins minted by the Confederacy had the name of the United States on them so it is impossible to tell which coin they minted.
How can you tell if a 1996 British Two Pound coin is brass or gold?
If the coin is made from gold, it will say so on the packaging it was sold in.
How can you tell the difference between a Guinea and a Half-Guinea coin?
Size is the difference, but the exact diameter would depend greatly on the year, since the diameter varied from time to time. Guinea coins were first minted in 1663 and last minted in 1813. The British Guinea coin had a diameter of 24 to 26 mm. Half-Guinea coins were first minted in 1669 and last minted in 1813. The British Half-Guinea had a diameter of 20 to 21 mm.
Can biting a gold coin tell if it is real gold?
no
What does the S mean on a penny?
Those letters are mintmarks that tell where the coin was minted. S means it was minted in the San Francisco Mint.
Can you tell all kinds of American Coins with picture?
If it is an actual US-minted coin, yes.
How Do You Tell what city the coin was minted in if no mint mark?
Typically US coins with no mintmarks were made in Philadelphia.
Is there such a thing as a coin minted in 1562 with Elizabeth on the front and the crest on the back no value is assigned?
Yes. Back in the good old days when most people were illiterate, the denomination was not inscribed on the coin. Most people could tell what coin they had by the size and weight of the coin, what picture was on it and whether it was made from gold, silver or a base metal. Most coins minted during Elizabeth the Firsts reign would have had her likeness on the front and a crest or shield of some description on the reverse.
How do you tell in what country a gold sovereign coin was produced?
British gold coins were often minted in the country where the gold was mined to avoid the cost and danger of shipping the gold back to England and then shipping the minted coins back to the Colonies. Sovereigns, Half-Sovereigns and others that were minted at the Royal Mint London have no mintmark. The mintmarks for the "Crowned Shield" design usually appear below the Monarchs bust on the obverse. The mintmarks for the "St George" design usually appear "on the ground" below horse and above the date on the reverse. Mintmarks are as follows - C - Ottawa, Canada M - Melbourne, Australia P - Perth, Australia S - Sydney, Australia SA - Pretoria, South Africa
How do you tell where a 1923 liberty dollar was minted?
On the back of the coin under the "O" in "ONE" there should either be no mark, a D or an S. If your coin has no mark, it was minted in Philadelphia. If it has a D it was made in Denver and if it has an S it was made in San Fransisco.
Will all gold coins issued to commemorate King Edward vii will have a value written on it?
British gold coins of that era did not have values marked on them. The only way to tell the value of such a coin is by it's size.
How do can you tell if the 1943 copper wheat-back penny is a Philadelphia or a San Francisco specimen?
The 1943 Wheat Cent was made of steel.Very few of these coins are known to have been made of copper. To determine where the coin was minted it is necessary to locate the mint mark. This mark is a small letter located just below the date. If there is an "S" there the coin was minted in San Francisco. If there is a "D" the coin was minted in Denver. If there is no letter below the date the coin was minted in Philadelphia.
