Originally Posted by tvetter01

Except that the OP is trying to decide which credit card to use to purchase coins from the mint, in an effort to earn points, so they asked which points are more valuable.

I'm Plat at Marriott and only stay at Starwood 1-2 times per year for all of the reasons that you stated, but if all you're interested in is the value of a point for churning coins from the mint, one Starpoint is pretty clearly more valuable than one Marriott point.