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what is the lincoln cent? A one-cent coin. when was it's inception? The idea of a new coin design was put forth in 1904. who designed it? Victor David Brenner. when was it released? 2 August ,1909. who produces them? The United States Mint. where is this place located? There are currently four active coin-producing mints: Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, and West Point. what is it's functions? To produce coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce, as well as to control the movement of bullion. what is the last thing that you just said? It is gold, silver, or other precious metals in the form of bars, ingots, or specialized coins. what coins are produced by the mint? Different coins like nickel, dime, quarter, dollar and half dollar.
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United States Mint [SEP] Mintmarks
With the exception of a brief period in 1838 and 1839, all coins minted at U.S. branch mints prior to 1908 displayed that branch's mintmark on their reverse. Larger denominations of gold and silver coins were labeled with the Dahlonega, Charlotte, and New Orleans mintmarks (D, C, and O, respectively) on the obverse (front) side, just above the dates, in those two years. Carson City, which served as a U.S. branch mint from 1870 to 1893, produced coins with a CC mintmark. The Manila Mint (the only overseas U.S. mint, which produced U.S. Territorial and U.S. Commonwealth coinage) used the M mintmark from 1920–1941.