what US coins don't exist in mint state grade?
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dates or major varieties, like the 1802 half dime and maybe some overlooked 1800s gold
there aren't many
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1870-cc $20
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Many earlier die varieties presumably do not, like the 1817/4 half.
My recollection is one Liberty Seated quarter does not but can't remember the date off-hand.
1822 $5
The Strawberry Leaf Large Cents, 1870-S $3 Gold.
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1854-S $5
1853-O no arrows half dollar
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1799 Large Cent
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1861-S Paquet ? Double Eagle
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I was going to say the same thing earlier, but I checked, and apparently one has surfaced (or was upgraded from AU).
The 1804 has two examples in MS.
Certainly though many of the countless varieties of large cents don’t exist in uncirculated grades.
The three that come to mind for me are 1817/4 Capped Bust Half, 1804 class II dollar, and 1854-s $5.
How about a mid '60's run of (6) S-Mint $10 Libs.; 1864, 1865, 1866 No Motto, 1866 Motto, 1867, & 1868.
1854-S $5 was my first thought.
1895 Morgan dollar. There are proof specimens, but no MS specimens.
The finest known 1893-S is a MS67 IIRC.
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It sounds like you're thinking of 1895 dollars.
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Agreed. I also think the OP meant mint state as in uncirculated (I.e. MS/PF60) and not strictly business strike.
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My post has been corrected. As a corrective measure I will send 3 parking lot finds and 2 zincolns for TPG grading.
Any proof only issue presumably won't have any mint state coins.
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1802 Half cent (finest is a xf45, and it has a big scratch)
1854-0 $20
I know there is supposed to be a ngc UNC 1870-cc quarter, although I have never seen it, or have herd anything about it. Its still in pop reports. the finest at pcgs are two 55's, the ex battle born /gardner coin ,and the recently sold sierra biker. Somebody must have it held privately.
My 1st thought was the Strawberry Leaf LC but someone beat me to it!
Correct. Apparently only several hundred of the San Francisco minted Reverse Paquets survived and none are known to be in mint state.
$2.5 too. I think.
The 1870s dollar comes close
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
1869 half eagle might qualify. Unless you count the NGC Ashland City coin. I would like to see that one in hand as it looks like a possible proof in the photos.
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PCGS has not graded an 1860-O Seated Dime as MS.
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Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades
There are many more coins that have a few so called UNCs that have claims to UNC but not really. Coins like the 1883o eagle come to mind
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
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1849 $20 Gold
Eliasberg had the unc 1870-CC quarter. Lovejoy had the unc 1860-O dime.
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1829 curl base 2 bust dime.
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1812/1 Large 8 capped bust half
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1872 cc $5 tops out in AU58.
1870 cc $10 tops out in AU55.
1872 cc $10 tops out in AU58.
1873 cc $10 tops out in AU58.
1876 cc $10 tops out in AU58.
1877 cc $10
1878 cc $10
Looks like both the 1859-S quarter and the 1861-S quarter fit the bill.
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1842-D $2.50
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/gold/liberty-head-2-1-gold-major-sets/liberty-head-2-1-gold-basic-set-circulation-strikes-1840-1907-cac/alltimeset/268163
Get a copy of Don Taxay's 1970 Encyclopedia. It was the first book to say which coins were not known in Uncirculated. Before that the Redbook and most other pricing guides tended to list every date and mint mark in every condition, with the understanding that there was only one Uncirculated condition unless you collected Large Cents
1829 curl 2 dime. Finest so far only VF35.
Famous capped bust halves include the 1807 bearded goddess, finest AU55 and 1839 small letters XF45 (the MS63 doesn't seem to exist). A bunch of different pre-turbs don't exist in mint state. The finest 1806 O-108 knob 6 no stem, finest XF40.
1804 $2.5 13 stars reverse
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1850-o V-4 Small o half dime. Finest known is EF. Many known in lower grades.
1795 small head half dollar
1823/2 quarter in NGC MS61 CAC (now crossed to PCGS AU58+ GOLD CAC)