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An interesting read: "1965 was a momentous year for U.S. coinage. It was the year we made the switch from silver alloy to clad, and for many it marks the boundary between "real" money and whatever you'd want to call our coinage since then. To some collectors, the word "modern" is synonymous with the "debased" coinage of the current era" http://www.moderncoinwholesale.com/...ort-set.aspx |
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Good read.
I wonder what the reverse of the Ike would have been if not for the Apollo mission...
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I really enjoy reading simple and concise articles like this. I'm gonna print it out and add it to my scrapbook of articles. Thanks for sharing.
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I wonder what the reverse of the Ike would have been if not for the Apollo mission... No Apollo mission would mean a much, much different history for our nation. I doubt we would even have had the Eisenhower dollar at that point.  But for the sake of argument, it would have still been some sort of eagle design, as is tradition.  |
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1968 saw the production of business strike Kennedys moved from Philadelphia to Denver, and San Francisco minted the first Proofs of the series. I believe this statement is erroneous on two counts. Chiefly the '65 to'67 half dollars were made in Denver, I believe, sans mintmark since usage of these had been removed with the Coinage Act of 1965 until such time as the mint declared the coin shortage to be over which had in part occurred Jan 1, 1967 with the resumption of normal dating. Mint marks were restored Jan 1, 1968. The proof making capacity had been shipped from Philly to San Francisco (which also struch circulation issues in 65' to '67) and this capacity was utilized to strike SMS coinage which replaced mint and proof sets. Numerous different techniques were employed to strike these SMS coins and a very few are probably actually proofs. I've seen very very few such coins but they do seem to exist. Curiously none of these "proofs" are cameo. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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As it stands there's a third error since the mintr issued 1964 proofs. The author was probably referring to 40% silver series, though.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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Just to be clear since my statements are a little ambiguous; All 40% Kennedys were made in Denver but San Francisco also produced them from '65 to '67 for both circulation and SMS's. San Francisco then went on to produce proof only in '68- '70. Cu/ ni clad's more fun though.  The '76 issues were all made in San Francisco except a few proofs made in Philly without mint mark that are believed to have been destroyed. There are three of the San Francisco '76 coins; a proof, a circulation issure run on numismatic presses (mint setr quality), and a circulation issue run on high speed presses. The last of these had a huge mintage but almost all examples were melted. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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07/17/2015 1:49 pm
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Thanks for the additional information, cladking. I think I'll add it to the saved document.
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Yes, thank you. |
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No love for the 40% silver Washington quarter from 1976? That drummer reverse (along with the Ike reverse with the eagle landing on the moon) is what sparked my interest in coins in the first place. |
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 those were two great designs. And the drummer was a lot more special before they started changing the back of the quarters four times a year. Now it just blends into the bunch. But, oh...that eagle on the moon! It's still a head turner! |
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Quote: No love for the 40% silver Washington quarter from 1976? A one off, but probably deserved a modest mention. Then this would be Jack, Ike, and George.  |
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If one wanted to put together a funky, short type set (in this case "type" being the actuall alloy used instead of a design), then a 40% type set would be the Kennedy's up to 1970, the silver Ikes, and the 76 Quarter, right? Am I leaving out anything?
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Yes those are the only 40% silver coins I know of for the US.
All were made in proof and uncirculated versions too if it helps.
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Back in the day when my dad was really young and a collector, he tried copper plating a 1976 type 2 ike.  It now resides in my ike album. |
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