49 Days Of Low Mintage US And World Coins

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TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 08/21/2017 12:21 am 49 Days of Low Mintage US and World Coins Starting August 25th 2017 Show us your favorite lowest mintage coin you have for the day, it does not have to be a key date but please include the coin info, date, mint and mintage or estimated mintage. If you want to post more than one per day, that's fine, but please stick to the theme. Try to post a good image. It is understandable that you don't post your million dollar coins you have locked away at the safety deposit box if you don't want to let out your secret. We don't want to see your 1804 Silver Dollar, 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, 1964 Peace dollars or 1913 Liberty nickels unless you want us to. I didn't want to exclude people outside the US so there are days in here for everyone to participate. Some coins may not be classic by date, but in a way they may be "classic coins". A fantastic saddle struck Roosevelt, a reverse proof Kennedy half, you get the idea. Aug 25 - US Colonial any found in Red Book Aug 26 - Half Cents 1793-1857 Aug 27 - Large Cents 1793-1835 Aug 28 - Flying Eagle cents 1856-1858 Aug 29 - Copper-Nickel Indian cents 1859-1864 Aug 30 - Indian Head cents 1864-1909 Aug 31 - Lincoln Cents 1909-to present Sept 1 - World Coin Day 1 Copper/Bronze Sept 2 - Two Cent Pieces 1864-1873 Sept 3 - Silver Three Cent Pieces 1851-1862 Sept 4 - Nickel Three Cent Pieces 1865-1888 Sept 5 - World Coin Day 2 Odd denomination non silver Sept 6 - Shield nickels 1866-1883 Sept 7 - Liberty nickel 1883-1912 Sept 8 - Buffalo nickels 1913-1938 Sept 9 - Jefferson nickels 1938-present Sept 10 - Half Dimes any type Sept 11 - World Coin Day 3 - Any coins dated 2001 or Remembering September 11, 2001 Sept 12 - Early Dimes and Bust Dimes up to-1837 Sept 13 - Seated dimes 1837-1891 Sept 14 - Barber dimes 1892-1916 Sept 15 - Mercury dimes 1916-1945 Sept 16 - Roosevelt dimes 1946-present Sept 17 - World Coin Day 4 Odd denomination silver Sept 18 - Twenty Cent Pieces 1875-1878 Sept 19 - Early Quarters and Bust Quarters up to-1838 Sept 20 - Seated quarters 1838-1891 Sept 21 - Barber quarters 1892-1916 Sept 22 - Standing Liberty quarters 1916-1930 Sept 23 - Washington quarters 1932-present Sept 24 - World Coin Day 5 - Ancient/Middle Ages - not Dollar sized ( that comes later ) Sept 25 - Early Half Dollars and Bust Halves up to-1839 Sept 26 - Seated half dollars 1839-1891 Sept 27 - Barber half dollars 1892-1916 Sept 28 - Walking Liberty half dollars 1916-1947 Sept 29 - Franklin half and Kennedy half dollars 1948-present Sept 30 - World Coin Day 6 - Tokens Jetons Medals Oct 1 - US Commemorative Half Dollars gold and other denominations 1892-1954 Oct 2 - Early Flowing Hair and Draped Bust Silver Dollars up to-1839 Oct 3 - Seated Liberty Silver Dollars 1840-1873 Oct 4 - Trade Silver Dollars 1873-1885 Oct 5 - Morgan silver dollars 1878-1921 Oct 6 - Peace Silver Dollars 1921-1964 Oct 7 - Ikes, SBA, Sacagawea, Presidential dollars 1971-present Oct 8 - Modern Commemorative Half Dollars, Dollars gold and US Medals 1982-present including American Silver Eagles. Oct 9 - World Coin Day 7 - Thalers Pesos Crowns Reales of 8 and other large Dollar sized silver coins Oct 10 - US pre 1933 Gold Coins Day 1 Oct 11 - US Gold Modern Coins Day 2 Oct 12 - World Coin Day 7 - Gold and Platinum or other rare metal coins from around the world including Rounds such as Pandas Kookaburras, Kangaroos, Canadian Maple Leaves, and Britannia's and other like coins. Thanks Moe and jbuck for the help and green light to post this thread! Edited by TNG 08/21/2017 5:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 08/21/2017 02:20 am Questions : What qualifies as "low mintage"? Do I have to currently own the coin or can it be one I used to own? Does this include die varieties with estimated mintages? And what does this mean? Quote: Sept 28 - Walking Liberty Dollars 1916-1930 In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Edited by spru 08/21/2017 02:22 am Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 08/21/2017 10:27 am Quote: To clarify, I'll quote myself .... "Show us your favorite lowest mintage coin you have." If it is Washington quarters Day and the lowest mintage coin you have is a 1935-S with a mintage of 5,660,000, then that's fine even if there are a number of others with lower minatges. If it is Lincoln Cents Day and the best you can find is a 1923 S with 8,700,000 minted, that's just as welcome as a 1931 S 866,000 that you don't have. I hope this thread works out. I suggested the theme but ended up making the thread. Edited by TNG 08/21/2017 10:28 am Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 08/21/2017 11:08 am I guess you should "have" the coin, but if you "had" it and still have a picture why not just say I had this one? I fixed the Walking halves LOL! If you found some info that there are only an estimated 638 total 1964 and 1964 D Washington quarters surviving after massive melting of them back in 1979 to make Englehard silver bars, we would like to see your quarter, know about it, and give us a little factual information in the post if you can. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 08/21/2017 12:23 pm Which is more important, original mintage or survival? Not that it matters terribly for most of the coins I will post, but I know this is a big concern for many series i.e. Morgans and pre-1933 gold. Also how about varieties? A 1955 wheatie is not rare; a 1955 DDO is. Some can be hard to articulate; my WAMs are without a doubt my rarest (circulating) modern US coins, but I don't know if they number in the thousands, tens of thousands, or millions. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 08/21/2017 12:56 pm Look at the bigger picture. Having been qualified by the originator as your lowest-mintage coin relevant to the day's topic, you could post a 1921 Morgan acceptably under the rules. We do variations on this theme pretty often, anyone can see all the threads, but this is a fascinating different take on things. I can't wait, and I'll have some offerings of my own. Having been absent for a couple years, there are plenty of newer members who haven't seen some of my most postworn stuff. Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 08/21/2017 1:03 pm I think that there is a lot of latitude for just about anything within these Days. Suppose for instance, the classic 1955 doubled die Lincoln would be posted in Lincoln Cents. If somebody doesn't have a clue on the estimated actual number minted maybe the next guy will. There will be no bullying here if you don't post all the facts. Lets just have some fun. I think some pretty neat coins could show up in this thread, but lets not get so serious that we aren't going to post a coin. Okee Doke .. relax... There are no mistakes and just guidelines. See ya on the 25th! Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 08/21/2017 2:12 pm Oh thanks SsuperDdave ... I thought I might have pulled a rhinoceros out of my hat making this one up. I appreciate your enthusiasm. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 08/21/2017 4:20 pm Quote: I fixed the Walking halves LOL! Whew! I have a little more confidence in my sanity now. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Bump111 Pillar of the Community United States 3324 Posts	Posted 08/21/2017 4:36 pm When can we post ASE s? "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 08/21/2017 5:55 pm Quote: When can we post ASE s? I adjusted Oct 8th and Oct 12th for such posts. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188440 Posts	Posted 08/22/2017 2:18 pm Quote: We do variations on this theme pretty often, anyone can see all the threads, but this is a fascinating different take on things I agree. I hope to have more than just a couple to share, but I will most definitely enjoy the show. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 08/23/2017 9:52 pm Just a thought on the mintages of Colonials. Of course a lot of info is not available. If you want to add an estimated survival number or best mintage opinion, something like seldom seen, rare, unusually high grade. Or even the best I have, something like that will work too. A little more than 26 hours and we can start our posts. This is not my thread, it's yours, but I hope it's fun and a good one. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 08/23/2017 10:11 pm Quote: I hope it's fun and a good one. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 08/25/2017 12:56 am OK folks ... This is now open for posts and I will let it go where it will from here on out. I only have a couple more common half pennies that circulated in the US and they are not rare but found in The Red Book. A North American Token and will show a 1723 Woods Hibernia Half Pence ( no pellet before H variety ) I suppose because it is my best looking of the two. In 1722 William Wood received a patent to make coinage for the American Colonies and Ireland. It was rejected by the Irish people because the King had not consulted with the Irish Parliament before it was authorized. Irish Parliament petitioned the King to withdraw it. In 1724 Wood was forced to stop production and the following year Wood gave up his patent in exchange for a pension of £3000 a year. In 1737 all of William Wood's coins were withdrawn from circulation and bought for their bullion value. They were then shipped to the American Colonies and have been found in parts of New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 08/25/2017 01:25 am The first day I can post is the 28th but, I'll be watching! I suspect the 31st will be a busy day. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
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