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Hi Dan
I have 1990 no mint penny not in case. It was in
my father coin collection.
Sincerely,
George
George,
A 1990 penny with no mintmark is normal -- it just means it was made at the Philadelphia Mint -- unless it is one of the extremely rare no-S proof error coins. But unless it has a finish like a mirror, it's not one of these proofs, it's just a normal penny.
Check the picture of the proof penny here :
http://www.allexperts.com/user.cgi?m=17&imgID=91139
At one point in time, all coins that came from the main mint in Philadelphia had no mintmark. Only the branch mint coins -- like D for Denver and S for San Francisco -- had mintmarks. 1979 is when they started adding "P" mintmarks to coins made in Philadelphia. So all coins now have a mintmark -- excepth the Lincoln pennies made in Philadelphia -- they are the only ones with no mintmark.
I hope this helps,
Dan
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