Found this penny coin roll hunting. Has Mark's under the s. Like its doubled. Is this a good find? This a proof penny? And is that doubling? Its fatter than the other Penny's also and shinier. Any value? Thanks.. Is this a better picture? Thanks. Sorry for the repost. My phone is going crazy.. any value? And error?
I combined your two threads, if you wish to add more photos to this thread plase load the file and not make a separate thread. none of the photos are definitive. You need more light on the 2 that appear to be possible to tell. It is hard to tell if any thing is doubled. jim
I'm sorry. Idk why it keeps posting multiple times. My phone is loading slow and I think I'm hitting reload but not noticing it posting .. I apologize again. The reason I ask if it's a proof is cause I see most s mint Mark's are proofs. Do they make s mints non proof? Thank you..
Go to a well lit location .. with a lot of light. Though not direct light as that will just reflect directly off the coin (depending upon the angles, etc). ie, put your back to the strong light source (like outside in the sun?) as there is enough light bouncing around to properly light the coin then. But practice on proper lighting. Then maybe use a computer to post ?
US Proof sets were made in Philadelphia until 1964 and do not have a mintmark. Proof coin production was transferred to San Francisco beginning in 1968 and had the S mm. Between 1968 and 1974, San Francisco minted some business strike Cents and nickels (68-70) with an S mm. Information like this can easily be found in "A Guidebook of United States Coins". Easily purchased on line or at book stores. If you are interested in coins, I strongly recommend buying a copy. It will be the best $10-$15 you'll ever spend on the hobby
The 55-S is not a proof as already mentioned. It is commonly found in good condition. (AU/MS) .50 cents- $1.
-67 and down PR were made in (P) with out P mint Mark. -68 to present PR made at (S) with S mint Mark.
They didn't make proofs in 67 66 65. After 1964, no Proof Sets or Mint Sets were issued until 1968. In the interim, the U.S. Mint issued what was called a Special Mint Set.
Because of coin hoarding (stoppage of silver), it was decided that people liked the mint marked coins and were hoarding them and coins were in short supply. So they decided to make coins with no mint marks 1965 1966 1967 to discourage hoarding. These coins were produced at all 3 mints with no mint marks. In those years they produced "Special Mint Sets" and then in 1968 started the proofs again.
