Mintmark or Mint Mark?
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Which is correct?
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Mintmark or Mint Mark?
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Mint-mark or Mint mark. Is proper
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...I know a thin-mint Mark from The Bay Area...he makes Cookies though
Cherrypickers guide uses Mintmark.... although they do not split "cherry picker"
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AFAIK, "Mint Mark" is the proper usage. Now, I don't claim to be the one who started using the other word but back in the 70's I used it in the ANACS office, seminars, and in my writing. All along and even now I knew that it was an improper usage yet I never changed. When I joined CU, I was careful to always use "mint mark" so no long time numismatists would have a hint that it may be me posting.
I really don't think it matters; but now I am curious. Let's all start looking for the earliest use of "mintmark" in the numismatic literature.
PS I still use and will continue to use "mintmark."
since there is no consensus, I am going to claim I am the authority... Everyone just follow my lead....it is Mintmark from here on
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I agree on the capitalization but I just figured the rules for titles would apply as I had slab labels in mind. Although I don't think running the two words together is correct in any situation.
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A Mintmark is a small letter signifying where a coin was struck.
A Mint Mark is a mark (scratch, ding, scrape) left on the coin by something that happened at the Mint, Or, a Mint Mark could be a mint employee named Mark.
What @JBK said!
As usual I do my research after I open the can of worms! LOL...
Merriam-Webster lists it as "mintmark" no matter how you type it in.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mintmark
Heritage uses "Mintmark"
https://coins.ha.com/ref/mintmark.zx
However Wikipedia uses "Mint mark"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_mark
A google search shows it's used both ways but just by glancing at search results "mintmark" is much more common even though I would think it's grammatically incorrect!
And lastly, my computer's auto correct says "mintmark" is a misspelling!
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First they say coffee causes cancer. And now THIS!
It's Mint Mark, dammit.
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Well there you go. Our host has settled the issue. Mintmark.
MM.
That's a chocolate candy with a colorful, crispy outer shell.
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Mintmark, I think. I used to have a spell checker on an earlier version of Word and that flip me back and forth between two words or one. The darn thing could never reach a conclusion.
Same issue with Chopmark and Chop Mark.
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mintmark.
to coin collectors it's:
MM
Interesting what we do without thinking much about it. I commonly use one word, "mintmark." But I've used "mint mark" when referring to the symbol of a specific mint or the mark designating a mint or official.
Quite simply it depends upon how you use it and what you intend to convey. If you use it as say a discreet single entity then it's mintmark.
That would be M an M's.
Google spellcheck seems OK with Mintmark.
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Mint mark is my preferred use.... Though it appears both ways in many different reference material... not that I will lose any sleep on this issue... Fortunately I am not afflicted with OCD and just will not sweat the small stuff... and it is ALL small stuff. Cheers, RickO
Even while wearing a boxing glove?
Anyone find the earliest published use of "mintmark?"
Maybe RogerB will have that for us?
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Mintmark
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https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
Mintmark
Yes the mint does produce the mark, but the mark (result) itself has it's own designation (title) if you will. Producer then product. Therefore, it is a mintmark, in my logical approach.
We should go with "Mark of Mint".
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