An 1816 Mint Set
BillJones
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Believe it or not, here is an 1816 mint set. This was all the mint issued that year.
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
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Beautiful!
Tom
Bill,
That is a beautiful looking piece. I was not aware that it was the only coin produced for that year. Now, I'm glad I chose that piece for my type set sample.
Below is my piece, not quite as nice as yours.
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Beautiful coins!
Couldn't help but notice the obverse rim/denticle issue on both coins. (1 - 3 o'clock) Is that a die issue common to all 1816s?
Great Coins guys!
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These are Randel Hoard cents. They are not as common as the 1818 and 1820 cents, but not overly hard to find.
I have been looking for a nice 1816 Large Cent in PCGS AU-58 for several years.
It’s common to the N1,2, and 3 varieties, that all share the same obverse. Most of the 1816 cents in the Randall hoard were N2.
Here’s an N4 - I over exposed it a bit to show the rim areas:
The late die states of N8 also show multiple obverse rim breaks, mentioned for accuracy, but I’m getting into the weeds….
probably reflects the issues leftover from 1815.
there is some good material out there discussing significant issues that strongly dictated how, what, when, how many and of what quality was issued from year to year. following the mintages and gaps in years is a study unto itself. not to mention design changes.
lovely chocolate you have there BJ.
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Very nice! They don't make 'em like that anymore.
I knew it would happen.
1816 is better known as the "year without a summer", caused by the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815. I just found out in this article ( https://www.pcgs.com/news/1816-the-year-without-a-summer ) that the U.S. mint had additional difficulties caused by a fire in January 1816 that shut down all coinage operations. I wonder if that was caused by creosote buildup in one of the many chimneys during what must have been a frigid winter?
From what I have read, the fire started from a rubbish bin that near the property.
OK, I used to think of 1816 as the "Year Without a Summer". Because of you I'm now going to think of it as "The Year of the Dumpster Fire"!
BTW, that's a very nice 1816 cent in your OP.