S Mint Mark Lincoln Cents

So I have been hunting through rolls of pennies, got $10 in pennies today, but my plans were ruined yesterday when the teller handed me $8 of brand new 2012 Pennies. And I have noticed, it is about impossible to find any coins with an S Mint Mark. I was curious if anyone knew why this was.

Thank you in advance for your help

Kyle

 

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If it had an S mint mark it would be a proof. That is only for pennies after a certain year. I dont know that year...maybe 1972?

 

The last circulating "S" was minted in 1974. They started making the proofs there in 1968.

 

I have never found a San Francisco proof cent in circulation, but that doesn't mean that there aren't any out there. Just gotta keep lookin...

 

Kyle,

Do you have a Red Book? If you don't you should get one. The answer to your question can be found in the Red Book. (Even a Red Book that is several years out of date has the answer to your question.)

 

I find S-mint cents in every box, but not always every roll. The were minted for curculation from 1968-1974. I have one found one 1980-S proof as well.
My advantage is that I am on the west coast, so S-mint coins were more heavily distrubuted here than elsewhere on the country.

 

That and Frisco mintages were much lower than the other two mints.

 

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