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A "D" under the date means a Lincoln cent was struck in Denver. No letter means it was struck in Philadelphia(*). Older cents (1909-55 and 1968-73 may have an S, indicating they were made in San Francisco.

The US never used "E" as a mint mark. Please check again with a small magnifying glass.

(*) Even though all other coins made in Philadelphia since 1980 carry a "P" mint mark, the Mint decided that cents from Philly would continue to be struck without mint marks. The reason at the time was that demand for cents was so high (>14 billion a year) that the 2 major mints sometimes couldn't keep up with demand. The smaller mints in San Francisco and/or West Point would occasionally be called on to strike extra cents. However these "helper" runs produced comparatively fewer coins and the Mint didn't want to create instant rarities.

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