No not always, people just say it does.
There is not always a mint mark on coins. If your coin does not have a mintmark it means that it was made at the Philadelphia mint in Pennsylvania.
The letter is known as the mint-mark and tells where the coin was made. A coin having a P mint-mark (or no mint-mark on some coins) was made in Philadelphia, a coin having an S Mint-mark was minted in San Fransisco, a coin with a D mint-mark was minted in Denver.
The mint mark is located on the reverse [tails] side of the coin at the bottom below the wreath. If there is no mint mark then the coin was minted at the Philadelphia Mint.
No US coin bears an "F" mint mark
Mintmarks identify which mint the coin was made at.
It depends on the type of coin the date and denomination on were the mint mark is located
The mint marks on an 1877 5 Mark Hamburg gold piece can typically be found on the reverse side of the coin. For Hamburg issues, the mint mark is usually represented by a "C" for the Hamburg mint. If your coin has no mint mark, it was struck in a different location, as the mint marks can indicate the place of minting. Always consult a reputable coin guide or numismatic expert for precise identification and valuation.
The mint mark of the Denver Mint (shown as a "D") and the San Francisco Mint (shown as "S) on the Eisenhower Dollar is located on the obverse (heads) side of the coin directly beneath the bust of Eisenhower. If there is no mint mark there, then the coin was struck at the Philadelphia Mint and in this mint did not place a mint mark on the coins struck there until 1979.
A mint mark is a smaller letter or letters representing the mint facility the coin was struck and are found in various places on the coin.
"cc" is a mint mark. The Mint mark shows where the coin was made. "CC" stands for Carson City, Nevada.
That depends on the type of coin.
To set things straight, it's called a mint mark. In general, mint marks were on the reverse side of older gold coins but not always. Also, coins struck at Philadelphia did not carry any mint mark in those days, so a coin without a mint mark is perfectly OK.I'd suggest looking at the site www.coinfacts.com. They have every date and mint mark listed, along with a description (and often a picture, too) of the mint mark location.