Baby Boomer Pocket Change

If You Find Coins With A ‘S’ Mint Mark Should You Pull It Out Of Your Pocket Change? Part 1

If you find a coin in your pocket change with the ‘S” mint mark, YES you should pull it out of your pocket change. Why? Because the  ’S’ mint mark means that the coin was minted in San Francisco. Read what Wikepedia says about the San Francisco Mint:

The San Francisco branch, opened in 1854 to serve the goldfields of the California Gold Rush, uses an S mint mark. It quickly outgrew its first building and moved into a new facility in 1874. This building, one of the few that survived the great earthquake of 1906, served until 1937, when the present facility was opened. It was closed in 1955, then reopened a decade later during the coin shortage of the mid-60s. In 1968, it took over most proof-coinage production from Philadelphia, and since 1975, it has been used solely for proof coinage, with the exception of the Anthony dollar and a portion of the mintage of cents in the early 1980s. (These cents are indistinguishable from those minted at Philadelphia.)

So keep an eye on that pocket change!

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