look on the face of a penny, below the date is one letter. What do those letters mean? i have an 'S' and a 'D'. please let me know,... also which latters are the rarest? are there any other letters?
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2006-08-31 16:09:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Where it was minted. D is Denver. P is Philadelphia I believe. Not sure about S. But it is the city that it was minted in.
2006-08-31 16:13:06 · answer #1 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not just on pennies. The S and the D are on all coins. The P is used on all coins except the penny. I don't which are the rarest, but I know D is the most common since the Denver Mint is the largest producer of coins in the world.
There are also coins with a W for those made at the newest facility in West Point. Those coins are commemerative though, not for circulation. That facility produces dimes, but not for circulation for some reason.
2006-08-31 23:21:47 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin5280 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The indicates that the coin was printed at the Denver Mint. A P represents the Philadelphia Mint.
Never heard of S before on a coin.
2006-08-31 23:16:01 · answer #3 · answered by peterwayne007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that is the mint where they were made. I *think* the D is for the Denver mint, but not at all sure about that. might have to do some internet research to answer some of those q's.
2006-08-31 23:13:25 · answer #4 · answered by s_e_e 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The letter indicates the city where the coin was minted.
2006-08-31 23:12:50 · answer #5 · answered by Frey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
s=sanfrancisco
d=denver
1909 svbd is the rarest. I think it was the engraver's initials
(update)
just took a look on ebay. there's one 1909svbd that's at $760.00 with reserve not met
here's the pic:http://i18.ebayimg.com/05/i/07/88/7b/3b_1.JPG
2006-08-31 23:16:39 · answer #6 · answered by straightandstalwart141 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
S is for San Francisco, where there was formerly a coin mint, too.
2006-08-31 23:13:57 · answer #7 · answered by catintrepid 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋