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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jody526, post: 24677, member: 578&quot;]I&#039;m afraid I haven&#039;t been able to come up with much on that one.</p><p>We all know that the SBA was first in 1979 to have the small &quot;P&quot; on the obverse, then all denominations except the cent, in 1980.</p><p>Stella Hackel Sims was the Mint Diector during that period, but the exact reason as to &quot;why&quot; the addition of the mintmark is something I would like to know too.</p><p><br /></p><p>I heard a rumor once, that it was to promote morale among the employees at the Philadelphia Mint, but I have been unable to confirm that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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