smallest U. S. coin ever minted - Coin Talk This is a very short-run series, as the Type 1 (Liberty Head) Gold Dollar variety was minted for only 6 years from 1849 to 1854 The Type 2 and Type 3 (Indian Princess) Gold Dollar designs that followed were the exact same weight, but made thinner with an increased diameter of 2 mm for a total new diameter of 15mm (a 15% increase in diameter
Sacagawea Dollar w no date or mint mark - Coin Talk I can tell you I know the coin was minted between 2000 and 2003 b c it was one of 50 on an anniversary tree made for my Mother and Father's 50th in Aug 2003 The laminate is intact, there is no date or mint mark And obviously being from the earlier years it doesn't have a mint mark along the edge
Denver vs. Philadelphia Mints - Coin Talk Based on the numbers from each service the Morgans minted in Denver had a much lower percentage of MS-70's that the ones done in San Francisco and Philadelphia BTW Based on the grades posted for the 2021 Morgans and Peace Dollars, it also appears that NGC gives coins across the board higher ratings than either of the other two grading services
Foreign coins made by US Mint? - Coin Talk Other Non USA coins minted by USA mints are from: French Indochina 20 CENTIMES 1941 S KM 23a 1 MINTED IN USA: SAN FRANCISCO Indonesia under Netherlands name: 1 100 RUPIAH 1 CENT 1945D 317 NEDERLANDSCH INDIE , USA D MINT , "SEPER SERATUS RUPIAH" (= 1 100) 1 100 RUPIAH 1 CENT 1945P 317 NEDERLANDSCH INDIE , USA P MINT , "SEPER SERATUS RUPIAH"
Why were so many nickels made in 1964? - Coin Talk I believe nickels dated 1964 were minted in 1965 and 1966 as well, boosting the numbers There was a coin shortage, either real or perceived, and silver was being removed from circulating coinage, which only made things worse The mint viewed collectors as the villains, so they adopted a policy of making coins less collectable
Eisenhower Dollars - Mintage History - Coin Talk The US mint hadn't minted any Large dollars since the failed 1964 mint run of Peace Dollars that were all melted And over the next 5 years, silver dollars were becoming rarer This was particularly problematic for the Las Vegas Gambling Casinos and gaming industry
2016 30th Anniversary Silver Eagle mintage numbers? - Coin Talk I remember the BU coins went on sale in December By law, no more could be minted after December 31 So the question was "How many did they mint prior to putting them on sale? A lot? Not many?" Strolling through my vast underground vault, I happened upon my hoard BU Anniversary Editions (1 coin) It made me curious what the final tally was is
1978-Non-Minted Standard Quarter: What is it worth? - Coin Talk More than likely you have a normal quarter minted at the Philadelphia Mint Philadelphia did not use mintmarks in 1978 If you don't have a Red Book (aka A Guide Book of United States Coins) you should get one My 2010 edition (page 19) says:
Why are there so many Athenian tetradrachms? | Page 2 - Coin Talk As you may see 1-3 or even more Syracuse tets There are a couple of auctions ending in a few days with 150+ examples each Each of their auctions features such numbers We can't compare to alexander tets as these were minted in dozens of different cities, that's why I compared to Syracuse, both cities being quite strong and influential
Incuse Vs. Relief anomalies - Coin Talk Die chips and cuds are also commonly occurring "raised relief" types of errors You didn't mention those Also, where you talk about die gouges, mentioning that this "raised" effect is also seen on coins were the dies have been crudely repaired, with die polishing marks cut into the die (and subsequently, raised on the final struck coin)