State Coins: Code Numbers from US MINT

[coingrrl-migration]

Back in 1999 I started buying state quarters from the mint, mainly bags with 100 coins still sealed in the original USPS priority mail boxes.

 

My question is: Does anyone have a list of what the 3 character code that follow all the US Mint items stand for?

 

For example the current Florida 100 coin bag is QK1 for Philadelphia and QL1 for Denver.

 

I'd rather not have to open them to find out. Also the prices that these are selling for on ebay, are they accurate? Meaning, $1000 for 1 Delaware bag! Is that just fluke or is that what they are consistently going for?

[jhollan2]

Ouch! If that trend continues I'll start selling off mine!

 

My only guess at what the codes could mean are that they are just item numbers

 

Q (quarter) K (P) L (D) 1- first strike of this coin issued of the year. This is a total guess, as with all other things, the mint seems to operate to tease us!

 

I think your best bet would be to write down the letters as you buy them- or keep your invoice. YOu can see the present numbers at the mint's site Us Mint

 

-Jill

[coingrrl-migration]

Thanks for the response. Before posting my initial question I searched the US Mint website then spent approx 30 minutes on the phone getting bounced between multiple customer service representatives who all thought someone else could answer the question.

You would think they would have a master list somewhere... No Luck.

I am considering asking all the ebay sellers to tell me the code on their boxes as the different state coins are posted for sale.

[TomB]

I wouldn't open the bags up as I don't think that that would help you, and it could only hurt you in potential re-sale value. You might want to ask your local bank if they have any information they can share with you. Good luck.