False alarm. Not a no-s 1990

Hey all,

Really excited today, couple good finds!! Sharing the latest, any thoughts on value?

Thanks again guys for all your help.

Pocket_change

 

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One cent! The reason it has no S mint mark is because it was minted at Philadelphia.

 

Yup, regular Philadelphia cent worth, 1 cent.

 

I thought it was a 1990 no D cent.

Just kidding! It's a Philly.

 

Pickles!!!

Looking into this, how would you tell the difference between the two? Ahhh I just got excited.

Would the no-s have to have been purchased as a set?

 

There is a 1990-S (No S), but It has to be a proof. Take a good look at the pictutres you provided and you can easily tell the difference. The mint only produced proof cents in San Francisco in 1990 and they had to be purchased a a set.

 

Ahhh yes figures haha, fun learning. Very good to know. Notes have been taken.

Thank you guys for your time.

Pocket_change

 

Not a total loss. You did a nice job on the pics

 

Just compare the two; the differences are quite obvious in the very photos you posted.

That said, kudos for having such a good attitude! It's genuinely nice to see someone who views things like this as a learning experience as opposed to what we all too often see here.

 

Hello, can you please tell me or show me the difference in a 1990 No S proof penny and a 1990 No P proof penny?

 

No such thing as a no P proof. All proofs were minted in San Francisco. The difference between a proof and business strike are discussed in this thread.

 

First of all, this is an old thread. If you think you have found something, you can always post a new thread. To answer your question, there were no Philedelphia proof cents minted in 1990, therefore if you have a 1990 proof cent with no "S", it is worth something.

 

In 1990, proof cents were minted only at san francisco. You asked about a 1990 No P proof penny but none of the pennies had a 'P' mint mark that year (Philadelphia doesn't use mint marks on pennies). The reason the first coin below is valuable is because it was minted in San Francisco but lacks the 'S' mint mark.

A good way to distinguish the No-S proof from a regular Philadelphia cent is to look at the field (background) of the coin. The proof coin will have a reflective mirror-like surface unlike a normal cent.

Valuable coin:



Normal coin:


Next time please post your own thread if you have a question instead of hijacking this year old thread.

 

Ok thank you for your responce, this is my first time posting sorry. I did create a new post with the same question so should I post a picture of the proff set I have supposedly from Philadelphia?

 

You have a mint set (uncirculated), not a proof set.