I have a question, are DIMES minted in the years of 1972, 1974, 1977, and 1978 supposed to have a mint mark? Even if minted in Philadelphia, aren't all dimes suppose to have the mint mark on it with the exception of 1965, 1966, 1967? Thanks!
Actually, all dimes from Philly had no mint marks until 1980, so those would all make sense not showing a mint mark. @ldhair
Alright thank you! I search around for the answer to this and couldn't get a straight confirmation so thank you ☺️ I knew y'all would know for sure! Have a great day!
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The thing about 1965 1966 and 1967, is that NO US coins had mm's those years. The cent got the P for 2017 ONLY. Otherwise no P's on cents. Everything Finn said in post #2 is correct. Susan B Anthony got the P in 1979 all others (except cent) in 1980.
