Mint Mark Or Mintmark?

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CoinMan2022
CoinMan2022 Posts: 5 ✭
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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?

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  • Namvet69
    Namvet69 Posts: 9,423 ✭✭✭✭✭
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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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  • TomB
    TomB Posts: 23,188 ✭✭✭✭✭
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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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  • bsshog40
    bsshog40 Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Mint mark

    The US Mint shows Mint Mark.

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  • JBK
    JBK Posts: 17,860 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Mintmark

    @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.

  • CaptHenway
    CaptHenway Posts: 34,164 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Mint mark

    Yes.

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  • ctf_error_coins
    ctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Mint mark

    Great first question ;)

  • ctf_error_coins
    ctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Mint mark

    Thee abbreviation is MM.

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Mint mark

    @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

  • Jzyskowski1
    Jzyskowski1 Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 31, 2022 9:08AM
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    Welcome. Fantastic first move.
    We seem to have a conundrum 🫢
    Here’s google and the mint website 🧐


    🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶

  • messydesk
    messydesk Posts: 20,814 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Mint mark

    Two words, consistent with maker's mark, privy mark, thatsgonnaleavea mark.

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  • JBK
    JBK Posts: 17,860 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Mintmark

    @Jzyskowski1 said:
    Welcome. Fantastic first move.
    We seem to have a conundrum 🫢
    Here’s google and the mint website 🧐


    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.

  • PerryHall
    PerryHall Posts: 47,749 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Mintmark

    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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  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    what ever makes the owner happy, fwiw

  • dunkleosteus430
    dunkleosteus430 Posts: 595 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Mintmark

    I like writing things as one word, such as "Prooflike." I'm not sure if that's correct either, though.

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  • Jimnight
    Jimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I believe either one will work.

  • jmlanzaf
    jmlanzaf Posts: 43,044 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Mint-mark

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  • OAKSTAR
    OAKSTAR Posts: 8,770 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 31, 2022 12:38PM
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    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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  • BuffaloIronTail
    BuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,765 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Mintmark

    Mintmark. I've seen it spelled this way more than the other.

    Spell checkers don't like it.

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  • 56morgan
    56morgan Posts: 63 ✭✭✭
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    If you are playing Scrabble, you might be challenged if you try to add mint to mark.

  • CoinMan2022
    CoinMan2022 Posts: 5 ✭
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    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"

    Happy New Year

  • MS66
    MS66 Posts: 235 ✭✭✭
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    Mint mark

    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!

  • Zoins
    Zoins Posts: 34,489 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 3, 2023 1:26AM
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    Mintmark

    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

    David J. Ryder said:
    I was very pleased with the enthusiastic public response to the Mint’s introduction of both pennies and quarter dollars with a “W” mintmark, indicating the coins were produced at the West Point Mint.

    4) US Mint: The History of the Carson City Mint

    https://www.usmint.gov/news/inside-the-mint/history-of-carson-city-mint

    US Mint Office of Corporate Communications said:
    Curry oversaw production of the first coins ever minted in Carson City. On February 11, 1870, “Seated Liberty dollars” with the “CC” mintmark rolled off the solitary coin press known as (Press No. 1).

    5) PCGS cert verification:

    ...

    Of course, the US Mint also uses "mint mark" so does that mean both are right?

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  • hummingbird_coins
    hummingbird_coins Posts: 1,671 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Mintmark

    "Overmintmark" or "Overmint mark"?

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  • emeraldATV
    emeraldATV Posts: 5,249 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    MM ?
    I hate typing.

  • Onastone
    Onastone Posts: 4,416 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 4, 2023 1:03PM
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    Mintmark

    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.

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