The mint is the facility where it was made, so I assume you're referring to the mint MARK, which is the letter that indicates the facility.
The mint mark position on a 1909 Indian head cent is on the back under the wreath. On a Lincoln cent, it's under the date.
Most 1909 cents were made in Philadelphia so they don't have mint marks. Only a relatively small number were in San Francisco, and they carry an S mint mark.
The Indian Head cents were replaced by Lincoln cents in 1909.
The first US cent issued by the United States Mint was the Large Cent in 1793.
The Lincoln cent entered circulation in August, 1909.
The US Large Cent was disconinued in 1857. The Flying Eagle type small cent was minted from 1856 to 1858. The Indian Cent was discontinued in 1909. The Lincon cent is still in production today although it has been redesigned every 50 years since 1909. The US 2 cent coin was minted from 1864 to 1873.
No mint mark indicates that it was minted in Philadelphia. The coin is worth exactly one cent.
The US mint was not in operation back then.
The U.S. Mint has never issued a 4 cent coin.
The first penny cent piece made by the US Mint was the 1793 Flowing Hair Large Cent - its value in good conditin is: $12,000.
A US one cent coin dated 1906 is a Indian Head (1859-1909) cent.
The mint mark for the 1909 Half Eagle is located on the reverse {eagle} side of the coin just to the left of the arrow points.
Current retail for a certified XF 1909-S VDB is about .
The US Half cent and the US Large cent were both first minted in 1793 and were the first coins issued by the US Mint.