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Hi again
What was the exact year when the U.S. mint stopped minting
any foreign coins ? I thought it to be in the 80's but not sure what year exactly. Also, during that last year of minting would anyone know what countries and denominations were minted ? I wanted to compile a list of the different coins and their weight and dimensions
and materials etc.
Thank's for any info.
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Hi,
We did five denominations for Panama in 1984 and that was the last of the regular contracts that the Mint had.
In 2000 the Philadelphia Mint minted a 1000 Kronur coin for Iceland that was done in conjunction with a U. S. silver dollar coin commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Leif Ericson's voyage to America.
Thanks,
Bill
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Hi
Great, thanks for the info. That will narrow my search and work
down quite a bit. Now I just need to find out the 5 diff. denoms.
of the panama coins (1984) and get their stats.
I am going to assume the 2000 1000 kronur is probably larger in size than a u.s. nickel or quarter. If so, I can rule that one out of my search. Unless of course it is a coin of approx. the same size or even smaller than that. The reason I am doing this is to differenciate
u.s. from foreign coin blanks / planchets that were mistakenly used
to mint u.s. cents, nickels, dimes etc. Rare but they do exist. Lost leftovers from years ago that got used in the minting process in 1984 (and maybe even later years)and then again I assume in 2000.
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1 centesimo, 5 centesimos, 10 centesimos, 25 centesimos, 50 centesimos. Don't look to hard for the content of those as they were made of the same planchets as our 1 cent , 5 cent, 10 cent , 25 cent and 50 cent coins. Also, in 1983, the Royal Canadian Mint Minted the coins of Panama. The Franklin Mint also produced coins for Panama but I am not sure what years. Finally, but I am not entirely sure of this, the coins we minted were not dated later than 1982. Thanks, Bill |
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The Iceland 1000 Kronur coin is .9 silver, and is about the size of a half dollar, maybe a pinch bigger. If one of those planchets was mistakenly used to mint a coin that you're researching, you've got quite the blunder on your hands! I'd say the Panama coins are a bit more likely than the Iceland ones.  Edited by ElleKitty
08/24/2008 9:25 pm
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On the 1000 Kronur, It is the same size as the U. S. dollar coin and is the same composition. 1.5 inches in diameter and 26.73 grams of silver .900 silver and .100 copper. 150,000 were authorized as a part of a set with the U.S. dollar coin. Only about 16,000 of the 1000 Kronur coins were sold.
So composition for these is the same as a U.S. silver dollar.
Thanks,
Bill
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Elle Kitty,
The 1000 Kronur minted by the U.S was the same size and content as the dollar coin.
Thanks,
Bill
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08/24/2008 9:28 pm
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How interesting. Other than bearing Icelandic, that coin looks so...American!  A real contrast to the styling of Icelandic commems. Edited by KurtS
08/24/2008 9:38 pm
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Well that was easy. Solved my mystery real quick. I think ? :) I was interested mostly with a one cent blank/planchet. If the composition of the panama one centesimo is the same as a lincoln (zinc core) then I'm all set. I thought I had a Lincoln Cent on a u.s. dime blank (no reeding present) Weight, thickness and dia. etc. is the same as a u.s dime but the core is showing through the copper plating and it is pitted and dull unlike a dime planchet/blank. I may have to lean that way though and check on the dime cladding and find out what is directly beneath the obverse copper plating. I should probably post some pics. Another thing is this lincoln is a 2000-P. That's why I asked about the 2000 kronur. Of course that is out of the question. Maybe what I have is a 2000-P lincoln blank that somehow got punched without a collar. ? |
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Let's see a picture. It would have been a lot easier:-)
Thanks,
Bill
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