I have some coins that have D and P near the date could seombody tell me why its there or like should i keep them?
2006-08-27 06:45:52 · 15 answers · asked by troy 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The letters designate which mint they were manufactured at.
P Philadelpia
S San Francisco
D Denver
And there are others... here is the complete list from the site listed below:
P (or none) Philadelphia, Pa.1793-present
C Charlotte, N.C., (gold coins only)1838-1861
D Dahlonega, Ga. (gold coins only)1838-1861
O New Orleans, La.1838-1861; 1879-1909
S San Francisco, Calif.1854-1955; 1968-present
CC Carson City, Nev.1870-1893
D Denver, Colo.1906-present
W West Point, N.Y.1976-present
Aloha
2006-08-27 06:48:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The D coins were minted in Denver, Colorado, the P coins were minted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At one time, the Philadelphia mint did not put the P on coins, so any coin with no letter was minted at Philadelphia. The mint at San Francisco put an S on their coins, but they do not mint for circulation anymore. The only mint that is no longer in operation that I can think of is Carson City, which put a C on their coins. I know there were others, but I don't remember where. They are most likely not valuable unless they are old and/or rare.
2006-08-27 13:53:02 · answer #2 · answered by leadfoot126 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were various mints for coins in the United States:
(S) San Francisco, California
(D) Denver, Colorado
(P) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
These were the most common mints for coin production.
If you are interested in coins, maybe you should look for the value of the coin you have. You can check online, or buy a paperback book at a bookstore which will have your coin indexed and will tell you the value based on a grading scale. If your coin is very old, you can also have it graded to have an outside view of the value of your coin.
2006-08-27 17:45:49 · answer #3 · answered by Another Guy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The letters indicate where the coin was minted. D = Denver, P=Philadelphia.
2006-08-27 14:40:58 · answer #4 · answered by Ashwinkle B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is for the places where the coins were minted, Denver or Philadelphia.
2006-08-27 16:03:33 · answer #5 · answered by Sgt. VietnamVet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is where they are minted. I think the D stands for Denver I not quite sure about the P maybe Penn.
2006-08-27 13:48:54 · answer #6 · answered by enna1977 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are three US Mints in America
"D"enver and "P"hiladelphia do the lion's share of minting
"S"an Francisco does commemmorative sets only
2006-08-27 13:48:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"d" is for the denver.colorado mint!!and "p" is for the philadelphia mint!!this allows you to find in a reference book how many were produced at each respective mint and so determine "rarity" by those statisyics!!!"s" is the the san francisco mint,,also!!"
2006-08-27 19:52:25 · answer #8 · answered by eldoradoreefgold 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they stand for Denver and Philadelphia that's where they were made at and yes you should keep them if you collect the state quarters if not spend away
2006-08-27 13:49:46 · answer #9 · answered by Sweetest Taboo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the mark where they were made Philadelphia or Denver
2006-08-27 13:50:28 · answer #10 · answered by osu_fanz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋