mint mark

collocation in English

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mint
adjective[before noun]
uk
/mɪnt/us
/mɪnt/
Mint stamps and coins, etc. have not ...
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mark
noun
uk
/mɑːk/us
/mɑːrk/
a small area on the surface of something that is damaged, dirty, or different in ...
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(Definition ofmintandmarkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Since the late 19th century, coins minted by the bank carry a heart-shapedmintmark.
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The producing mint of each coin may be easily identified, as most coins bear amintmark.
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Themintmarkwas hammered into the die manually sometimes causing a die to have a doubling.
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The first circulation coin to have this newmintmarkis the 10th anniversary $2 coin.
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These coins were struck with amintmark, attesting to their authenticity.
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Proof issues 1964 and earlier bear nomintmark.
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These variations most typically include themintmark, but other variations can exist.
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Thismintmarkjumped the value from a few cents up to the $10 he had paid.
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The coin is described as being of the sovereign/martlet type, with the head of the sovereign and a martletmintmark; it was minted between 1056 and 1059.
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If a coin was underweight, or overweight, themintmarkwould immediately tell where the coin was minted, and the problem could be located and fixed.
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The clipping process invariably leaves the imperial portrait on the front of the coin intact, but often damages themintmark, inscription, and the image on the obverse.
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Pioneer coinage, tokens, private issue coins and paper money do not have official mint marks.
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Mint marks, year and stars remain the same.
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Coins struck at any mint between 1965 and 1967 lack mint marks.
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These mint marks were placed at the bottom of the reverse of the coin and contained three parts.
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Collectors must be wary of removed mint marks.
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Mint marks continued on copper coinage until the second half of the seventh century, however.
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The 1921-dated coins are the most common, and there exists a substantial collector market for pristine, uncirculated specimens of the rarer dates and mint marks.
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