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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 2149386, member: 39&quot;]Ah, now I see where you come from, so to say. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; And understand why this can be relevant. Here in Germany the mints usually put their marks on (domestic) coins; with pieces made for other countries it depends on what the issuing authority wants. </p><p><br /></p><p>In cases like Latvia it is pretty obvious; the central bank publishes detailed information about what denomination was minted at what mint in what year. The coins do not have mint marks but, thanks to that info, we know where a coin is from.</p><p><br /></p><p>Amusing side note: Once in a while Germany issues collector coins that have no mint mark, so that collectors can more easily say &quot;oh, I just need one, not all five&quot;. Does that actually work? Of course not, hehe. For QC reasons some mark is required, so they came up with silly differentiations e.g. the pattern of a sports shirt depicted on a coin, or the length of the middle horizontal bar of the letter &quot;E&quot;. And some collectors will closely inspect any &quot;unmarked&quot; German coin for such differences ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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