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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1313692, member: 112&quot;]Well, that&#039;s kind of what happens when we assume something. </p><p><br /></p><p>Look at the pics below. What do you see on the slabs ? </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]148242.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]148243.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You see a P on the slab. Do you know why ? Because there is a P mint mark on the coin. And that is the rule. If there is a positively identifiable mint mark on the coin then there will be a mint mark designation on the slab. If there is no mint mark, or there is an unidentifiable mint mark, there will be no mint mark designation on the slab.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now we assume that slabs with no mint mark designations mean that the coin must have been minted at Philly. But what about those occasions when cents were minted at West Point with no mint mark ? Or what about all of the years that ASE&#039;s were minted at West Point with no mint mark ? Not a one of them has a mint mark designation on the slab. And they were definitely not minted at Philly. And with the cents we have no idea how many came from Philly or how many came from West Point.</p><p><br /></p><p>The point is, there is only a mint mark designation put on the slab when you can positively identify that mint mark on the coin. And if you cannot, then you do not. Now we can assume a lot of things, but our assumption will not always be right. The TPGs do not assume when it comes to mint marks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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