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We all know that the U. S. coin with the lowest regular business-strike mintage is the 1894-S Barber dime, with a mintage of 24. What regular U. S. business-strike coin is second with the next-lowest mintage? (This ain't Jeopardy--I don't know.) *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Arent the 1894 S Barber dimes proof dimes though? The lowest mintage would probably be the 1796 no stars gold $2.50, with a mintage of 963 but most melted down. |
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That would be a good list to have. Lowest minted coins from lowest upward. I wonder if any members have or can make such a list.
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Quote:Arent the 1894 S Barber dimes proof dimes though? This actually is a fallacy. The coins were not minted as proofs, even though they have that tag attached to them. They did not go through the normal proofing preparation process, and were considered normal business strikes, and as such, some were place into circulation. I'm reading Kevin Flynn's epic book about the 1894-s dime, and in it he dispels many commonly accepted notions about the coin, one of which was that it was struck as proofs. Edited by jpsned
07/24/2016 09:27 am
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Seems to me there would be other U.S. regular business strike coins with a mintage less than 963 ?
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The 1854-S $2.50 and $5 both have mintages of 246 and 268 respectively. There might be one lower but these are lowest I can think of right now.
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Maybe not the lowest, but at least on the list would be the 1872 & 1885 3-cent pieces. Mintage was 1000 of each. What really amazes me about those coins is how shockingly inexpensive they are (in relative terms). Based on RedBook prices (which tend to be on the high side) you could get an AU grade coin for $600 or less. Edited by Saruma
07/24/2016 1:13 pm
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Quote:Maybe not the lowest, but at least on the list would be the 1872 & 1885 3-cent pieces. Mintage was 1000 of each. What really amazes me about those coins is how shockingly inexpensive they are (in relative terms). Based on RedBook prices (which tend to be on the high side) you could get an AU grade coin for $600 or less. Probably because not many people collect 3-cent pieces. |
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Agree with jpsned 3 cent nickel and silver collectors are very limited, whereas Morgan's are very high.
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I understand the supply and demand, rarity and commonality equation. But still, to have a regular business strike of a US coin with a mintage of 1000 total coins to sell at a price that a huge percentage of collectors could afford it if they so chose is interesting. Even if every single one of those coins had survived, and I'm sure a large number haven't, we are talking about less than 1000 people on the planet that even could own one. There are 500x as many 1909 S VDB cents as 1872 3 cent pieces yet it sells for on average 2x as much money. I should clarify that I'm surprised but not complaining. I like oddball denominations and have been thinking about putting together a set of 3 cent pieces. To be able to get all the coins in the series without breaking the bank over the key dates is attractive. Don't get me wrong, $600 is a lot of money to me, but not something like trying to put together a set of Standing Liberty quarters with a decent grade 1916. |
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I've been thinking the same thing, those 3CN coins are amazingly low mintage for the price.
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Out of curiosity looked up the 1872 3cs and the 1885 3CN and most recent auctions on each coin in the AU range has been around $2500 to $3k....was about to add those to coins to my list had they been in the $500 to $600 range :)
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The 1870-S Seated dollar trumps the 1894-S dime, with a mintage of 15.And the debate still exists as to whether the 1894-S dimes are Proof strikes or business strikes.
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07/25/2016 7:39 pm
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After the 94-S dime the lowest official business strike mintage is the 1841-O half eagle at 50. Then after that the next fifteen are
1875 eagle 100
1875 half eagle 200
1854-S quarter 246
1854-S half eagle 268
1839 silver dollar 300
1875 gold dollar 400
1797 quarter eagle 427
1881 3 dollar 500
1882 double eagle 590
1815 half eagle 635
1881 quarter eagle 640
1873 standard dollar 700
1826 quarter eagle 760
1873 eagle 800
1885 quarter eagle 800
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