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Mint Mark Or Mintmark?
CoinMan2022
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Hi all,
Today, I have a very simple question...
Which is the most accepted way to say it...
Mint mark or Mintmark?
Thank you!!!
Mint Mark Or Mintmark?
This is a public poll: others will see what you voted for.
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Depends...Do you work at the mint, Mark? This coin doesn't have a mintmark. Peace Roy
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I actually had to respond and type it out to see what looked normal to me. Let's see...mint mark or mintmark. I'm actually not certain! D'OH!
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@Namvet69 gave one scenario above.
Another is when a mark (scratch, gouge, etc.) is made at the mint it could be called a "mint mark'. Perhaps it was caused by a "mint Mark". 🤔
A mintmark is a particular design element.
Yes.
Great first question
Thee abbreviation is MM.
@CoinMan2022 ... Welcome aboard. Interesting, a poll for your first post. Unusual to say the least. I say mint mark.... Though I likely wrote it as one word from time to time. Cheers, RickO
Welcome. Fantastic first move.
We seem to have a conundrum 🫢
Here’s google and the mint website 🧐
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
Two words, consistent with maker's mark, privy mark, thatsgonnaleavea mark.
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Aha! I ran into this sort of thing all the time with the German language.
My own take (who knows what the mint is doing):
"W mint mark" is a mark from the W mint. But the W (WP) mint puts its "W" mintmark on its coins.
I use mintmark and spell check on my computer does not flag it as a misspelled word. I'm guessing either way is correct and both will convey the same meaning.
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what ever makes the owner happy, fwiw
I like writing things as one word, such as "Prooflike." I'm not sure if that's correct either, though.
Young Numismatist
I believe either one will work.
Mint-mark
You are off to an excellent start here. The best think about your question... We will all understand exactly what you are saying, either way! Unlike many of the newbies coming here lately with their own made up numismatic language and terms.
Welcome to the club!
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Mintmark. I've seen it spelled this way more than the other.
Spell checkers don't like it.
Pete
If you are playing Scrabble, you might be challenged if you try to add mint to mark.
Thanks so much, folks!
All great comments re: which one of the two to choose....but super close....
I'm hoping one of the two options runs away in the poll for a clear "winner"
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Combos and portmanteaux are more common with each passing day. What's impermissible to our parents is second nature to our kids. And here I am, stuck in the middle with you.
The mention upthread regarding German usage is actually quite pertinent!
The US Mint and PCGS use "mintmark":
1) US Mint: Dollar Bulk Purchase Form:
https://catalog.usmint.gov/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-USM-Library/default/dw0edfde61/images/PDFs/Bulk Dollar Order Form-508updtd.pdf
2) US Mint: Quarter Bulk Purchase Form:
https://catalog.usmint.gov/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-USM-Library/default/dw23db7501/images/PDFs/AtB Bulk Purchase Order Form-508updtd.pdf
3) US Mint: 2019 Annual Report:
https://www.usmint.gov/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2019-Annual-Report.pdf
4) US Mint: The History of the Carson City Mint
https://www.usmint.gov/news/inside-the-mint/history-of-carson-city-mint
5) PCGS cert verification:
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Of course, the US Mint also uses "mint mark" so does that mean both are right?
"Overmintmark" or "Overmint mark"?
Young Numismatist
MM ?
I hate typing.
Reminds me of that guy who used to work at the mint...
There once was a fellow named Mark,
while eating a mint in the dark,
the mint left a mark on,
the mintmark he ate on,
now Mark picks up coins in the park.