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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikenoodle, post: 790103, member: 307&quot;]Jesse</p><p><br /></p><p>Prior to 1980 (and 1979 on dollars) there was no P for Philadelphia struck coins as there is today. If you look at a current cent (penny) they will either have a D or no mint mark. The no mint mark variety was minted at Philadelphia. All coins were like this prior to 1980. For some reason, the mint decided at that time to start using a mint mark for Philly on all of the current coinage (except the cent).</p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting to note that during the years of WWII, with nickel being a key war material, the Jefferson Nickel was made from a silver manganese alloy and in order to differentiate these from the nickel version, the mint mark was made larger and moved above the dome of Monticello. The silver nickels struck at Philadelphia bear a P mint mark. This was the first time that the US Mint used a P on any coinage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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