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Valued Member
United States
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I know this subject has been beaten to death  but...Has the mint ever made a statement or an acknowlement about mistakingly calling 1995 the "10th Anniversary" and not the "10th Year of Production" of the ASE? |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Kinda like the 20th century is actually the 1900s? Not sure if they every put out anything official but it seems that someone caught the mistake given there were sets for the 20th, 25th and 30th in 2006, 2011 and 2016 respectively.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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"the 10th anniversary is the celebration marking the completion of the 10th year of an event"
" mistakingly calling 1995 the "10th Anniversary" and not the "10th Year of Production"
OK - explain away.............
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Valued Member
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OK - explain away.............
The ASE made its debut Nov. 24 1986, making 1996 the 10th Anniversary. 1995 is the 10th year of the Mint making them. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:The ASE made its debut Nov. 24 1986, making 1996 the 10th Anniversary. 1995 is the 10th year of the Mint making them. Thanks, makes perfect sense now! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There is NO way you can call 1995 the 10th anniversary in any logical sense, in terms of actually producing the ASE. This was never the logic in any subsequent anniversary sets or the lettered edge releases. I'll have to reread my 10th Anniversary coa. The only possible explanation is 1985 is the year the legislation was signed into law for the American Liberty Coin act and they wanted something to celebrate that. Edited by Gilly
01/29/2026 05:41 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Gilly, Agreed. It always made no sense.  Either way, The 1995-W 5-coin set is Smash Hit of precious metals, 30,102.    Great topic for Thoughts.....  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It is one of the few modern coins whose numismatic value outweighs its intrinsic metal value (for now  ). |
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United States
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The only possible explanation is 1985 is the year the legislation was signed into law for the American Liberty Coin act and they wanted something to celebrate that. Probably what happened. But it is not like the Mint has never celebrated something in the wrong year, right?  |
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United States
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Touche Jbuck  |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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United States
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Quote:Don't get me started!  I started to link some of your topics, but was waiting for someone to call me out on it. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Here's the entirety of the COA from my set. Juicier bits highlighted. The back is where I feel their mathing went wrong   |
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United States
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Well, there we have it!  Thank you for sharing.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks all for your replies, I am guessing that it can be interpeted that 1985 could be cosidered as the conception of American Eagle and 1986 as the birth.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I am guessing that it can be interpeted that 1985 could be cosidered as the conception of American Eagle and 1986 as the birth. Sounds about right - The start of the program not the first date year the coin had minted on it. |
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Posted 01/28/2026 10:35 pm
