I didn't know the Denver mint was minting coins in 1857

tmot99

I thought this was an interesting auction. I hadn't realized that the Denver mint was making half dimes in 1857. And this isn't just the seller's misprint. It looks like the grading service feels this way too.

Linky Dinky

itsnotjustme

Better grading services can tell an O from a D.

RYK

It's not Denver, it's Dahlonega.

lordmarcovan

Good old "PGS" grading service. Now there's a household name.

That slays me.

That's about as good as the 1920- "D" Pilgrim half I saw in an ACG holder somewhere (maybe on K6AZ's site?)

I will own an 1850's D-mint coin one day... but it won't be Denver. Maybe I'll dig one at one of these old plantation sites.

stev32k

That's pretty funny considering the U.S. Government didn't buy the Denver mint until 1862. The first coins minted were gold, and silver coins were not minted until (I think) after 1900.

DNADave

<< <i>That's pretty funny considering the U.S. Government didn't buy the Denver mint until 1862. The first coins minted were gold, and silver coins were not minted until (I think) after 1900. >>



1906

tjkillian

<< <i>That's pretty funny considering the U.S. Government didn't buy the Denver mint until 1862. The first coins minted were gold, and silver coins were not minted until (I think) after 1900. >>



Colorado entered the Union in 1876 and they did not build the mint until after 1900. Production started in 1906.

Tom

DNADave

It was an assay office first. Denver was there before Colorado became a state.