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How many 1892 Columbian Halves were coined ?

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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,368 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Some of these coined in 1893 have an 1892 date. I thought the 1892 had a higher mintage-

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  • ShaunBC5ShaunBC5 Posts: 1,738 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A quick look in my Red Book (and seeing a .5 in the writing) makes me pretty sure he's talking about dollars worth.
    RB shows a 1892 mintage of 950k (twice the stated amount).
    For 1893, though, it shows 1,550,405. RB also says that many were unsold and later released for circulation at face value or melted.
    Mintage vs Distribution. Really neat artifact.

  • CatbertCatbert Posts: 7,291 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 28, 2021 9:41AM

    Send all of your Columbian halves to me. You will oblige.

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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,350 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ShaunBC5 said:
    A quick look in my Red Book (and seeing a .5 in the writing) makes me pretty sure he's talking about dollars worth.
    RB shows a 1892 mintage of 950k (twice the stated amount).
    For 1893, though, it shows 1,550,405. RB also says that many were unsold and later released for circulation at face value or melted.
    Mintage vs Distribution. Really neat artifact.

    Yes. The copied note clearly shows a dollar sign in front of the 475,000.

    Curious that the 1892 figure does not show any assay coins and the 1893 figure does.

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  • ShaunBC5ShaunBC5 Posts: 1,738 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CaptHenway you're absolutely right. I dismissed the $ as something else and didn't recognize it as such. oops.

  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 13,904 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Catbert said:

    You will oblige.

    That is a great line :)

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I really like seeing these old letters. Interesting how the formal verbiage has changed - as well as the structured formality. Cheers, RickO

  • CocoinutCocoinut Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭✭✭

    McClure must have been an underling. Robert E Preston was Director of the Mint from November 1893 until February 1898. Apparently, they screened the Director's mail so he wouldn't be bothered with trivial matters. Still, it's an interesting artifact.

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  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,069 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Resistance is futile. You will oblige. Look into my eyes! Peace Roy

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  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 13,904 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Cocoinut said:
    McClure must have been an underling. Robert E Preston was Director of the Mint from November 1893 until February 1898. Apparently, they screened the Director's mail so he wouldn't be bothered with trivial matters. Still, it's an interesting artifact.

    There were a lot of McClure's in that area, Schools and Buildings named after them but I have not found a McClure that worked at the US Mint in that time frame.

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  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,485 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Treashunt said:
    How many 1892 Columbian Halves were coined ?

    all of them.

    OH BROTHER!

    LOL............Good one.

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  • TreashuntTreashunt Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BuffaloIronTail said:

    @Treashunt said:
    How many 1892 Columbian Halves were coined ?

    all of them.

    OH BROTHER!

    LOL............Good one.

    Pete

    I was waiting for a reaction.

    I am the bearer of bad jokes.

    :)

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  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 13,904 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Treashunt said:

    @BuffaloIronTail said:

    @Treashunt said:
    How many 1892 Columbian Halves were coined ?

    all of them.

    OH BROTHER!

    LOL............Good one.

    Pete

    I was waiting for a reaction.

    I am the bearer of bad jokes.

    :)

    Not a bad joke, actually the truth :D

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  • CryptoCrypto Posts: 3,736 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Always loved those

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