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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clawcoins, post: 4744215, member: 77814&quot;]Maybe it wasn&#039;t for the public.</p><p>Maybe it was for the government just for tracking and basic quality control.</p><p><br /></p><p>For instance, when did Philadelphia start using a Mint Mark and on which coins?&nbsp; They really never used a mint mark for a very long time.</p><p><br /></p><p>here&#039;s more of a complete answer from ==&gt; <a href="https://www.usmint.gov/learn/collecting-basics/mint-marks#:~:text=Mint%20marks%20are%20letters%20that,each%20of%20the%20Mint%20facilities" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.usmint.gov/learn/collecting-basics/mint-marks#:~:text=Mint%20marks%20are%20letters%20that,each%20of%20the%20Mint%20facilities" rel="nofollow">https://www.usmint.gov/learn/collecting-basics/mint-marks#:~:text=Mint marks are letters that,each of the Mint facilities</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mint marks are letters that identify where a coin was made. They hold the maker responsible for the quality of a coin. When the U.S. used precious metals such as gold and silver to make circulating coins, a commission evaluated the metal compositions and quality of coins from each of the Mint facilities. The evaluations ensured that each facility produced coins to the correct specifications.</p><p><br /></p><p>Philadelphia was the only branch in operation in the Mint’s earliest years, so identifying the sources of a coin was not necessary. A March 3, 1835 Congressional Act established mint marks in the United States[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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