1889 5 Cent Why So Pricey? - Coin Community Forum

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1coin4me New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 12/19/2019 09:47 am I am curious. Why is the 1889 5 cent so pricey. Mintage figures are on the high end for this series at 1,200,000. So why is this date so valuable? Report this Post to the Staff

kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 12/19/2019 10:57 am There is no such thing as an 1889 Half Dime, at least not in the US. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21608 Posts	Posted 12/19/2019 11:05 am The US stopped producing " Half Dimes "in 1873. In Canada there are no Half Dimes, they are known as 5 cents. Report this Post to the Staff
Alpha2814 Pillar of the Community United States 2023 Posts	Posted 12/19/2019 3:38 pm The mintage figure the OP cites matches the figure for the Canada 5 cent piece. I think this was originally posted in the correct forum, just misstated as a " Half Dime". Until/unless the mods move this, can we clarify the question? Report this Post to the Staff
Cdncoins Pillar of the Community Canada 999 Posts	Posted 12/19/2019 8:26 pm Remember, the mintage figure is just the amount they made. It doesn't tell you how many are still around today. Many have been melted down/lost over the years. Perhaps more so than some other dates based on the current list prices. Report this Post to the Staff
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