I thought it was mine vs I thought its mine

The correct phrase is "I thought it was mine." The possessive form "its" is used to show possession by something that is not a person, while "it's" is a contraction of "it is". In this case, the correct form is the possessive "it was mine."

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I thought it was mine

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express a past belief or assumption about ownership of something.

Examples:

I thought it was mine, but then I realized I had left my book at home.
She thought it was hers, but it turned out to be her sister's.
They thought it was theirs, but it belonged to the neighbor.
He thought it was his, but he had actually borrowed it from a friend.
We thought it was ours, but it had been misplaced.

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I thought it was mine, but she said it was yours.
Okay, but I thought maybe it was mine.
- I thought it was his mine.
At one point I thought the world was mine.
I thought mine was being disowned, but it's not.
I thought mine were the only ones that sucked.
My mother saw a Yasujiro Shimazu film, and she thought it was mine.
Can't say I thought mine would be so hostile and militant.
I thought mine and this would be coupled together but apparently that is not the procedure in this House.
I thought the mine was closed ten years ago.
She got angry at me and tossed her smoothie into her purse... which she thought was mine.
I think I wanted so badly... for it to have come from me... and then the look, the way you you thought it was mine...
You Told The Headmistress It Was Yours Because You Thought It Was Mine?
'cause I thought I lost mine.
and then the look, the way you looked at me when you thought it was mine...
Your work is very interesting And I guess I was hoping you thought mine was.
The idea was mine. I thought it might scare you into not coming back.
The police thought it might be mine, so they compared DNA from the corpse to hairs on a brush they took out of my bathroom.
And under a rock down there, I found other pants of mine I thought I'd lost.
Remember when you thought that baby was mine for, like, five minutes?

I thought its mine

This phrase is incorrect. The possessive form "its" is used for inanimate objects, while "it's" is a contraction of "it is."

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I thought it was mine, but she said it was yours.
- I thought it was his mine.
Okay, but I thought maybe it was mine.
I thought mine was being disowned, but it's not.
I thought mine were the only ones that sucked.
Can't say I thought mine would be so hostile and militant.
I thought mine and this would be coupled together but apparently that is not the procedure in this House.
I thought the mine was closed ten years ago.
'cause I thought I lost mine.
At one point I thought the world was mine.
My mother saw a Yasujiro Shimazu film, and she thought it was mine.
Your work is very interesting And I guess I was hoping you thought mine was.
The police thought it might be mine, so they compared DNA from the corpse to hairs on a brush they took out of my bathroom.
And under a rock down there, I found other pants of mine I thought I'd lost.
The guy shares the same thoughts as mine.
No, my thoughts are mine.
When I had you, I thought you would be mine.
I think I wanted so badly... for it to have come from me... and then the look, the way you you thought it was mine...
You Told The Headmistress It Was Yours Because You Thought It Was Mine?
You know these reckless thoughts of mine Are following you

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I thought it was mine vs I thought its mine