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Message:: [QUOTE="andyscouse, post: 997035, member: 27100"]Hi Cherry My specialty is UK coins, but I do know that as far as Lincoln cents go, the "S" mintmark ones were produced for cirulation until 1974. Since then, the "S" mintmark coins (of Lincolns and all other denominations) are proof only. Various sites (as well as the Red Book) can give you mintages. For example, here are the mintages for 1968-1976, showing that 1974 was the last such business strike for the "S": 1968 P 1,707,880,970 1968 D 2,886,269,600 1968 S 261,311,510 1969 P 1,136,910,000 1969 D 4,002,832,200 1969 S 547,309,631 1970 P 1,898,315,000 1970 D 2,891,438,900 1970 S 693,192,814 1971 P 1,919,490,000 1971 D 2,911,045,600 1971 S 528,354,192 1972 P 2,933,255,000 1972 D 2,665,071,400 1972 S 380,200,104 1973 P 3,728,245,000 1973 D 3,549,576,588 1973 S 319,937,634 1974 P 4,232,140,523 1974 D 4,235,098,000 1974 S 412,039,2281975 P 5,451,476,142 1975 D 4,505,245,300 1976 P 4,674,292,426 1976 D 4,221,592,455 (taken from <a href="http://www.mountainviewcoins.com/mintage-US-coins/mintage-US-coins-lincoln-cents.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mountainviewcoins.com/mintage-US-coins/mintage-US-coins-lincoln-cents.php" rel="nofollow">this site</a>) Hope that helps![/QUOTE]