A mint mark is one or two small letters indicating where the coins were made. The main mint is located in Philadelphia; as such they did not put mint marks on coins prior to 1979, with the exception of nickels during the Second World War 1942-1945. The mint mark is generally found on the reverse of the coin. When Philadelphia did use mint marks it was the letter P. There have been eight mints in the United States. C= Charlotte, North Carolina (1836-1861); CC= Carson City, Nevada (1870-1893); D= Dahlonega, Georgia ( 1838-1861, gold coins only); D= Denver, Colorado (1906 to date); O = New Orleans, Louisiana (1838-1861, 1879-1909); P= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1793 to date, they produced the very first United States coinage); S= San Frisco, California (1854-to date); W= West Point, New York 1984- to date). Some of the smaller branch mints had limited production and as such their coins are quite scarce. For example, we seldom see coins from the Dahlonega or Charlotte mint out on the west coast. The romance of the old west gold and silver strikes is especially popular in the San Francisco and Carson City coinage.
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