No they were not, but at that time mint marks were still hand punched into the working dies and the punch may have been shallow causing the D to appear smaller
In general, "S" mint marks from the San Fransisco mint are more scarce than other mint marks when it comes to pennies. But just because it has an "S" on it doesn't make it a rare, or even scarce coin.
Mint marks were placed in different locations on each different coin series.
Coins made at the Philadelphia mint did not have mint marks until the 1980s. Your coin was made at the Philadelphia mint.
A mint mark is a letter or other symbol to indicate where a coin was minted.
The "Crown" and the "Castle" are two of many mint marks types indicating where the item was made or minted. The Mint Marks are many and varied. There are at least three different "Castle" mint marks and two different "Crown" mint marks. Other mint mint marks include crosses, stars, flowers, moons, keys, animals, etc. all of which have many variations, and these are only the British marks.
12 so far if you include different mint marks 36.
The set should have coins from the Denver mint & the Philadelphia mint. 5 from each mint
None of them will have mint marks.
No they were not, but at that time mint marks were still hand punched into the working dies and the punch may have been shallow causing the D to appear smaller
In general, "S" mint marks from the San Fransisco mint are more scarce than other mint marks when it comes to pennies. But just because it has an "S" on it doesn't make it a rare, or even scarce coin.
Mint marks were placed in different locations on each different coin series.
They're actually called mint marks rather than "symbols". There have been 8 different mint marks over the years. Four mints are currently in operation: P = Philadelphia Mint D = Denver Mint (1906-present) S = San Francisco Mint W = West Point Mint. In the past, there were: CC = Carson City Mint C = Charlotte Mint D = Dahlonega Mint (1838-61) O = New Orleans Mint Most coins of the Philadelphia Mint earlier than 1980 are unmarked. Currently the Lincoln cent is the only coin that does not show a "P" when struck at the Philadelphia mint. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_mark
There aren't any collectible varieties, only different mint marks as on all Lincoln cents:No mint mark = PhiladelphiaD = DenverS = San Francisco (proof coins only)
S and P aren't grades, they're mint marks indicating where a coin was struck. There are many other possible mint marks for U.S. coins as well, depending on their denomination and date.
Coins made at the Philadelphia mint did not have mint marks until the 1980s. Your coin was made at the Philadelphia mint.
Mint marks are located in different places on different coins. To know where to look for the mark the denomination and the date of the coin must be known.