Proof Penny

[MentalUnrest]

No sooner than I posted on another thread about how hard penny proofs were to find, this one pops out of the zinc pile.

MU

 

[gmrestoparts]

Nice find...I wonder how many I have passed over in the past when I was penny searching...

 

[Jdett411]

How do you know it was a proof? Just by the " S " mint? Is this for all pennies or certain years? And is the S mint proof just for pennies or all coins? Thanks guys.

 

[MentalUnrest]

How do you know it was a proof? Just by the " S " mint? Is this for all pennies or certain years? And is the S mint proof just for pennies or all coins? Thanks guys.

The last S mint mark that was a business strike for cents was 1974. This is not true of other coins however. Last S for nickels was 1970, dimes 1955, and for quarters, 1954.

This does not mean all other S marks are proofs. There are many mint sets that carry the S mark that are not proofs. The high polished mirror like surface are the signs of a proof.

MU

 

[archertiger3]

older coins don't have to have an S to be a proof either

 

[Coppercrazy]

Very nice find! Have yet to find one myself! Very jealous!

 

[ArkieBassMan]

... There are many mint sets that carry the S mark that are not proofs...
MU

There are? I am unaware of these.

 

[sagittarius98]

There are? I am unaware of these.

They don't exist. There are some "S" minted ATBs that are not proof, but these were not in mint sets I think.

 

[Diver_Down]

There are? I am unaware of these.

Any business strike cents produced in San Fran will be issued in the respective mint set. '68, '69, '70, '71, '72, '73, and '74 mint sets include a P/D/S mint cent.


I only mentioned cents as it pertains to the OP thread. But look at the mintage of Nickels. In '68, '69, and '70, there was no nickel production in Philly. Mint sets have a D/S mint nickel.

 

[Diver_Down]

They don't exist. There are some "S" minted ATBs that are not proof, but these were not in mint sets I think.

You get a pass this once just because you weren't born, yet. Not being hard on you, but you know better.

 

[sagittarius98]

You get a pass this once just because you weren't born, yet. Not being hard on you, but you know better.

MU worded his statement awkwardly. He referred to the S mints that were in circulation before, and then made it seem like there were ones that he did not list that were in mint sets, which is not true.

 

[ArkieBassMan]

Any business strike cents produced in San Fran will be issued in the respective mint set. '68, '69, '70, '71, '72, '73, and '74 mint sets include a P/D/S mint cent.


I only mentioned cents as it pertains to the OP thread. But look at the mintage of Nickels. In '68, '69, and '70, there was no nickel production in Philly. Mint sets have a D/S mint nickel.

I knew about these of course. MU stated that there were business strike "s" mintmarked cents, nickels, dimes, and quarters up to certain years...and then went on to say that there are other "s" mintmarked coins that are not proofs as well. Outside of the business strike 40% silver bicentennial half, I am unaware of any others.

 

[Diver_Down]

I knew about these of course. MU stated that there were business strike "s" mintmarked cents, nickels, dimes, and quarters up to certain years...and then went on to say that there are other "s" mintmarked coins that are not proofs as well. Outside of the business strike 40% silver bicentennial half, I am unaware of any others.

Well, in that case, Sag is correct. The ATB series has S mint quarters that have only been available in rolls (last year). It remains to be seen whether this year's mint set will include the S mint ATB quarters.

Since you and Sag interpreted MU's comments the same, then I'll refrain from trying to decipher his comments until he chimes in. By the way, the S mint ATB quarters have tiny mintages and hefty premiums limiting potential buyers.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds MentalUnrest!

 

[MentalUnrest]

My reply was not that well written about proofs. I was only referring to the 1976 S that was a 40% and not a proof but bore the S mint mark.

After reading my initial post, I see how it was poorly written.

MU

 

[CoinFetcher]

The Cent is a proof, and if you want to know the mintage history of this cent, check out the RedBook.

w w w dot amazon dot com slash - get your red book

 

[sagittarius98]

The mintage of your cent is just over 3 million.

 

[usandthem]

I had a 1970 mint set that contained the '70 s small date cent. It was not a proof. Just sayin'.