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Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3234 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 12:57 pm Very interesting piece of numismatic historical information. I too would appreciate knowing where you found that nugget. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
NathanASE Pillar of the Community United States 1511 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 1:36 pm Really really cool article! Thanks so much for sharing! And Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16681 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 2:48 pm Recall of 1877's Never heard of that. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 3:28 pm Quote: What recall of Indian Head cents? Perhaps he's referring to the Mint Act of 1871, where millions of cents were melted down and recoined from 1871-81. Rick Snow summarizes the figures on p. 117 in his Red Book edition "Flying Eagle and Indian Head cents." Given the discrepancy of mintage figures for 1877 and what actually has survived, Rick Snow speculates that perhaps 3/4 of the 1877 mintage was destroyed by the recoining (p.136) Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 02/22/2013 2:41 pm Could be but that wasn't a recall. That was the result of all the hoarded coinage coming back from hoarding and outside the country creating a glut of unneeded coinage piling up in the Treasury. That unneeded coin was melted down as raw material for new coin. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 02/22/2013 5:37 pm I won't split hairs on the words, but what I think is pertinent to the discussion is that recently coined cents may have been melted again. It's been discussed as a reason for low survivability of cents fromm the 1870s. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16681 Posts	Posted 02/22/2013 5:45 pm The actual report number the Mint received was 10 million initially. As we know, supposedly, 852,500 were actually said to have been minted. Rick Snow thinks the real number was closer to 150,000. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
thestew Valued Member United States 202 Posts	Posted 02/22/2013 10:37 pm Where do you all think is the best place to find the 1877? I heard there were a few at the FUN show last week. Just curious where you've seen them....other than maybe ebay. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190538 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 3:42 pm I saw a raw 1877 at the coin show this weekend. The dealer had just acquired it. I trust this dealer; if I had the money, I would have bought it. I suspect I will see it again at the fall coin show... And with my luck, it will be in a slab and have a higher price. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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