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I have a few of these and made up a set of one ea.
50% silver and one 80% silver. Just as an example to show people the difference. I used the drop test to determine
which was what. Pretty simple after a while to hear the difference actually. Anyway, was checking on total mintage figures and found only a listing for all of the 67's (a little over 49.1 million minted) Are there any numbers on ea.
I.E.: 50% totals / 80% totals. Thank's
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I checked 2 different sources and both did not have a calculated mintage for the 50% silvers. Total mintage for both shows as 48,855,500. It is anyones guess as to how many of each were minted.
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I have it in my head that it's pretty much a 50/50 split between the two types. Don't remember where I saw the numbers though.
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My Charlton guide shows 48.85 million mintage inclusive of both types of 1967 quarters. For 1967 dimes it does have separate mintages, 32.3M for 80% and 30.7M for 50%. I'd imagine that quarters are a similar ratio, approximately 50/50.
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Thank's all. Near 50/50 would not make any diff. overall.
Just was wondering if there was a huge difference between them.
The majority of the ones that I have had and or seen were 50%
making me tend to believe that the 80%er's were scarcer.
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If the ring test was accurate,TPGs would have found a way to cash in on it years ago.
I agree with those who say about 50/50.
How many of the nickel versions exist?,J&M had one for sale for quite a few years,doesn't seem to be much of a demand relative to its rarity.
PS Bobcat not lynx
Edited by DBM
05/24/2012 10:42 am
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@SPP-Ottawa: You'll have to repost that in a few months when I have some disposable income again!  |
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Canada
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Isn't it a mountain lion?
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DBM
You sure ?
I think it's a Canadian Lynx.
However, the only place that both bobcats and lynx's
co exist are on the U.S. Canadian border so ?
I'd bet Canada would rather have a Canadian Lynx on there
coin than an American Bobcat.
Where is the Canadian mint located ?
That will answer the question I bet.
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Short tail, long "beard", Lynx for sure.
Mountain Lions here in So. California, have long tails, and no beard.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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What is up with that low mintage version..going for 4000.$ was it struck on a nickel or made of nickel....if its made of nickel how would you determine that it is......Always find more reasons to go back through the collection
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Canada
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chumpchange I believe they are nickel, so they would be magnetic.
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@chumpchange: The nickel ones are a pattern coin. A test striking. None were ever released to circulation.
Possibly due to the silver problem that lead them to switch from .800 to .500 silver part way through 1967, they may have been seeing if they could switch to nickel early. Or it was an an early test for the 1968 nickel coins, with the current dies in hand.
Anyone know the full story?
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Charlton(2009)issue says-quote"...featuring a walking wildcat(bobcat)"  |
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Posted 05/24/2012 12:09 am
