S-Mint Question

A copy of the RedBook answers many questions like this. You can get a 2010 or 2011 edition for very cheap. Well worth the investment!

Red Book and Google are your friends and answers are easy to find there.....

Why, to brag about and show off your collections, of course!

jbuck, I was just kidding, you know.

I do think people tend to take the easy way when they can (as in, asking a question instead of taking the extra steps to look it up for themselves). Human nature I suppose.

However, the question that started this thread I think is a good question worthy of a topic here -- it's a question without a straightforward answer. Unlike something such as "What years did the US Mint make steel Lincoln cents?"

I tell you what, I've learned a ton since becoming a member of CCF. And as it always works, the more you know, the more you realize how much more there is to learn. Don't be afraid to ask questions but it never hurts to do a little digging before you do so.

ilzho, good question and COINAHOLIC summed it up well, but here it is again: currently SF produces proofs and specialty coins only, but just to muddy things up a bit, this year they did release business-strike quarters that are not really intended for circulation (that is, they are only being sold to collectors in bags and rolls and are not being distributed to banks).

I gotta go with Celtic here Jbuck. A lot of folks do indeed take the easy way out. I think part of educating someone is to also point them towards the sources they can use on their own, like a simple Google search or to buy a Red Book.

Now, as ilzho pointed out, the internet is full of bunk, and a Red Book only goes so far. BUT, those two things along with other sources are key to learning IMO.

All of that said, it is NOT being said in a way to discourage questions. Obviously, if we did not enjoy answering questions, we would not be here.

All THAT aside, here is my related question. As I sit here and drool waiting for our either 2 or 4 (computer glitch, so we are not sure how many) rolls of S quarters to show up, do they intend this to be a one and done thing? I am sure they said somewhere in a news release or on the site, but I missed it and dont see anything rite off hand.

smokeriderdon, I like your points there. And from what I've heard so far, the S quarters have had a slow start. I assume we'll get through the 2012's and then have to wait and see what the mint decides to do.

ilzho, you're right, the Red Book wouldn't answer your original question completely. At least, not until the next edition (2014 I believe), which would have the 2012 S quarters in it. Even then you'd have to do a lot of digging and pretty much read about every current coin being minted and put all the facts together in order to arrive at the answer to your question. That is, unless there is a section that goes over the history and status of the various mints and it tells you specifically what they're doing now. I don't know off hand and my Red Book is in the other room (see, now I'm being the lazy one). :)

Either way CCF and Wikipedia are better resources for facts like that. I don't care what people say about Wikipedia - it's a darn fine resource and probably miles better than any hard-bound encyclopedia I ever used as a kid (No offense to "World Book" or "Encyclopedia Britanica" - I LOVED reading those and digging through them for research as a kid). And there are plenty of other trustworthy sites out there for your numismatic research needs. Electronic media has the benefit of being instantly update-able when new facts are available, whereas the Red Book and other periodic print publications are only accurate down to the week, month, year or whatever frequency they're published at.

And I do have my share of "hey, nice Franklin!" and "Welcome!" posts, but I try to liberally sprinkle in ones with substance. :)

Oh, uh, by the way, , ilzho! :)

Facts are easy to find if you have ANY initiative....

Opinions and discoveries are what make these forums/threads valuable...

There is no opinion whether there were S mint proofs for any certain year....that is a fact obtainable VERY easily through MANY sources....