Ann: I'm afraid you won't find many "S" mintmarks. The San Francisco Mint no longer makes coins for general circulation. They specialize in proof coins, which are specially struck to have greater luster, and special issues.
http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=15253&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10211 Any "S" or "W" (West Point) mint marks you find are special issues, not meant for general circulation. If you find one in regular change, there is is a good chance it was stolen from someone's collection, by someone too stupid to realize its value, who then spent it at face value instead of selling it as a collectible. I usually limit myself these days to buying the annual uncirculated mint sets and proof sets directly from the US Mint. Dan On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > John -- this is odd .. > I jsut started doing this too.. I have 43 different ones so far - in less > than a month... but I hadn't thought about looking at whether they were P > or D and didnt know about "S" at all > > Im only keeping one of each state to make a set and just though tit would be > nice to have or to save and possibly sell for $1.00 profit or so. > I have to just a magnifier to see which state I have in text but I'm > getting to know the pictures. > Now I'm gonna want to look at each to see if they have an "S" lol > > glad you are recouping I didn't get to wish you well _before_ the procedure > as I didnt see your post until yesterday... > > ann > > > > John Sessoms wrote: > >> Does anyone know more about the state quarters than I do? >> >> Let me rephrase that ... Does anyone know LESS about the state quarters >> than I do? >> >> I just found something odd. At least it's odd to me. >> >> Ever since the program began, I have tried to keep every one of the state >> quarters I've received in change. Just tuck 'em into the watch pocket on my >> jeans and they tend to pile up around the house. I think I've spent less >> than $10.00 of the state quarters since 1999. >> >> Mostly because of my east coast location I get 'P' quarters. Every once in >> a while I sort through the piles and separate them by state & put 'em into >> plastic tubes. >> >> Any 'D' quarters I get are segregated to a separate pile. I don't get >> enough to justify separate tubes for each state, but I can sort them by >> year. >> >> Anyway, I'm rambling ... >> >> I needed some change just now and grabbed a dollar's worth out of the pile >> I hadn't sorted through yet and decided to make sure I wasn't grabbing a 'D' >> quarter. >> >> Instead, there was a South Carolina 'S' quarter. >> >> I understood the 'S' were all silver proof sets, but this is a regular >> clad quarter. >> >> Try to keep the explanation simple like me. ;-D >> > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
