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"Henry" > The difference between "its" and "it's" is the same as the difference
A pronoun does not lose its status as a pronoun because it is used in its attributive or possessive form. It does not "become" an adjective, it remains a pronoun used in its attiributive sense, which has the same functions as an adjective.
I never found the distinction be "its" and "it's" a cam of worms, or even difficult. If you can substitute "it is" for it, it is a contraction and takes tne apostrophe. If substituting "it is" turns the meaning into gibberish, use "its."
Quite clearly, "mine's", in your example, is a contraction of "mine is."
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