Opinion: Patricia Johnson

Recently I have been receiving a lot of email from a place offering various coins and bills having a patriotic theme. The last email I received caught my eye as the ad was indicating it had just come from the Mint. Authentic products available from the United States Mint are only available through the U.S. Mint, or U.S. Mint distributors. An authentic U.S. Mint coin will contain a distinctive mint mark P.D.S. or W, indicating where it was minted within the U.S.

• San Francisco (S)1854-present
• Denver (D)1906-present
• Philadelphia (P)1942-present
• West Point (W)1984-present

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