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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The 1999 SBA proof dollars were made in Philadelphia, not San Francisco and were sold separately from the regular 1999 proof set. And they were not silver. It would have been a good idea though. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There's a ton of stuff the mint could (and should) do. And there's a ton of stuff they should have done in the past (like not having waited from 1935 to 1971 to reintroduce a dollar coin, or not having abolished the gold standard so the value of the dollar would have been stable and gas would still be 25 cents, or less, a gallon) Some things can't be done about it (executive power and gold elimination), but some things can...like your idea (which would be awesome!!) I always hate being told this, but it's really the only way for something like this to ever be possible: Write your congressmen. Persuade them to introduce a bill and let it progress from there. (However, while you're writing your congressmen, do you think you could persuade them to put Lady Liberty back where she belongs?  |
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United States
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I guess I am in the minority here. Proofs should be the finest example of that year's coins and thus should be of the same composition.
While silver dimes, quarters and half dollars are fine for nostalgia purposes those aren't "real" coins meant for circulation and thus are not true Proofs, at least in the traditional sense. As for the cent, I can see the bronze for these fantasy sets but the silver nickel is not the original composition but rather an emergency war measure.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Did the Mint do a silver SBA$ in 1999 for the silver proof sets that year? The decision to strike 1999 SBA's at all came much too late in the year for them to be included in either the regular or silver proof sets. It takes awhile to make over 2.5 million proof set holders and they were ordered in 1998 and proof set sales started early in 1999 (First year of the State Quarter). They didn't decide that they HAD to make 1999 SBA's until September of 1999 and production didn't start until mid October. It has always surprised me how little interest there was in the 1999 P proof SBA. They had a maximum authorized mintage of only 750,000 coins, the rarest of the SBA's by fare with the possible exception of the 81-S type 2. Yet it took four YEARS to sell out! Yes the mint sold them from 1999 into 2004 before finally selling out. |
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Korea, Republic Of
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Hmmmmm.......how about the US Mint not making the proofs with the current design with dead (well-respected) presidents of the past, and mint the proofs with the design used 100 years ago? Like the Buffalo nickel, the SLQ, the Merc and the Walker instead of current coins, bearing the date "2014"? I know it sounds a tad bit away from plausible, but it would be nice to see some designs from the best days of American coinage? |
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Proofs should be the finest example of that year's coins and thus should be of the same composition. Then do not buy the silver proof sets.  I like the idea, but I would be happier if they offered a clad/silver combo set to eliminate the duplicates. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I love this idea. It would be nice to be able to reduce the mintage of the proof nickel & cent while offering collectors a really cool couple of unique coins. While we are at it, I would also like to see a set being offered that consisted of all of the current years circulating coins in both the current compositions and alternative (90% half, quarter, dime, 35% nickel, bronze cent)metal minted as a matte proof. Maybe even a large size 90% Native American dollar (or just the ASE)? That set would look soooooo good in a Dansco  |
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United States
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Quote: Maybe even a large size 90% Native American dollar... That set would look soooooo good in a Dansco Now you have my attention!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1531 Posts |
Where's the mint director when you need 'em!?
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I do agree that the cent, nickel, and prez/native dollar coins should be something besides just plain ol' proof.
Why include non-silver coins in a silver set?
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New Member
United States
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Unfortunately Congress has to authorize such a change
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Pillar of the Community
United States
998 Posts |
While the composition issue is interesting, I think the Mint would be better off re-striking early designs annually. Start off with the earliest versions of each coins replicated with current circulation metals for circulation, and prior compositions for special sets. A year for each set of designs would ensure that they will be circulated in quantity and still have enough for folks to pull from change for keepsakes. They would have to be the current size of course, but with the original designs. Imagine a 2015 coin series of Flowing Hair Dollars, Halves Nickels and Cents with Draped Bust dimes and Quarters followed by a 2016 series of the next design for each of those coins... A program like this would create considerable interest much like the Statehood Quarters program did. While other programs ( ATB and the dollar series) have been dismal flops the Heritage Coin series would likely be a rousing success. A great deal of profit would also be created. |
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I think the Mint would be better off re-striking early designs annually. On that idea I think the mint should do a 100 year difference dual date setup like the bicentennial coins. 2014 would have a dual dated 1914/2014 Lincoln Wheat cent in copper, a 1914/2014 Buffalo nickel, etc. Once the master dies were created for all of type coins all the mint would have to do is add the date. They could do a double set each year with the current coins and the dual date coins. I just hope the mint adopts my idea before 1916 when the SLQ's come up. Edited by jack jeckel
04/29/2014 9:33 pm
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United States
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n9jig, I read about an idea like your's somewhere else, but I just remember where. I really like the idea. It would be incredibly cool to see these coins in circulation and I could imagine it would create much interest in numismatics and possibly even history.
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