2006 penny with no mint mark.?

Question

I did some research as to the no mint mark pennies, but all I found was that prior to 1980 philadelphia had no mint mark. I also found that between 1965 and 1967 no mint marks were used or something like that. I have two 2006 pennies with no markings can someone explain this?

Answer 1

Cents minted at the Philadelphia mint have no mint mark. In 1980 a P was finally authorized, as a mint mark for coins, minted in Philadelphia, except for the cent. The P was used on nickels 1942-1945 as a way of saying they were wartime silver alloy nickels. The mint marks were large and over the dome on the reverse. After the war the P disappeared until 1980. Hope this answers your question.

Answer 2

It is not abnormal for a coin to be lacking a mint mark. According to the book that I use for pricing coins, there has been no mint mark on pennies minted in Philadelphia for quite some time. Any time a coin lacks a mint mark, it is assumed to be a P mint mark.

Answer 3

Lincoln Cent Mintmarks
(under the date on the obverse)

Denver Mint
1911-present : "D" mint mark for all business strikes.

Philadelphia Mint
1909-present : No mint marks for all business strikes and pre-1968 proofs.

San Francisco Mint
1909-1974 : "S" Mint mark for all business strikes and proofs.
1975-present : "S" mint mark for proofs. 1990 proofs with missing "S" is from S.Francisco, not Philadelphia.

West Point Bullion Depository(now West Point Mint)
1973-1986 : No mint mark; cents identical to those minted at Philadelphia.

Answer 4

2006 Penny

Answer 5

Probally a fluke, may be worth something down the line.

Answer 6

challenging situation. research over a search engine. it will help!