Did someone ask how many dies were made in1876?

PhillyJoe

Here's your answer:

Coin......./ Phila./San Fran./Carson

Gold
Double Eagle...22/60/27
Eagle...............2/8/6
Half-Eagle........2/16/8
Qtr.-Eagle.......2/-/-
$3...................2/-/-
$1...................5/8/-

Silver
Trade dollar...18/86/62
Half dollar.......127/140/18
Quarter........160/128/36
Twenty-cent..3/60/6
Dime..............200/156/94

Minor
Five-cent......187/-/-
Three-cent.....20/-/-
One-cent.......143/-/-


Total........893/662/257


I'm such a coin nerd.



Joe

ms70

Why did San Fran go through so many dies?

Garneteye

Wouldbe neat to compare the mintage/#of dies. I assume that the high # of dies in SF was due to the silver coming from the Comstock mine.

majorbigtime

How did you get the data?

Do you have # dies for 1878 cc quarter? I own an obverse die.

PhillyJoe

<< <i>How did you get the data?

Do you have # dies for 1878 cc quarter? I own an obverse die. >>



1)Phila. Mint Archives

2) Quarter-dollar dies:87 manufactured for Phila./28 for S.F./56 for Carson City

All were made in Phila. Data is for fiscal year end June 30,1878

majorbigtime

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All were made in Phila. Data is for fiscal year end June 30,1878 >>



Thanks. With a mid-year FY, you can't determine how many were dated each year.

PhillyJoe

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All were made in Phila. Data is for fiscal year end June 30,1878 >>



Thanks. With a mid-year FY, you can't determine how many were dated each year. >>



That's right; plus you could manufacture 100 dies, but only use 60 as an example.

Joe