If 1995 Was the 10th Anniversary, Shouldn't 2005 be the 20th?

itsnotjustme

I think this can also be called a mint error.... Kind of like when did the new millenium start.

xbob

Yes and no. Although there are 21 coins from 86-06, the first "birthday" is kind of like year zero and doesn't count - just like people birthdays.

itsnotjustme

The point is if they counted 1995 as 10th.... 2005 should be 20th.....NOT 2006

LanLord

QuitCherBitchin, it's only numbers

BECOKA

Actually 1995 would be the error as it was in the 19th year.

itsnotjustme

<< <i>Actually 1995 would be the error as it was in the 19th year. >>

19th??

1986 1st
1987 2nd
1988 3rd
1989 4th
1990 5th
1991 6th
1992 7th
1993 8th
1994 9th
1995 10th!
etc
etc
2005 20th

2006 21st

dlimb2

1996-1986=10
2006-1986=20


IT IS ALL IN THE 666666666666666666666666666666'S!

itsnotjustme

Then why was the 1995 the 10th? At least they could be consistent!

dlimb2

MINT ERROR!

TwoSides2aCoin

it's that new math...

You can't be wrong when you work in government !

PhillyJoe

They should have just said it's the 10th anniversary of the 10th anniversary.

Joe

dlimb2

Two different mathematicians!

Bochiman

<< <i>Then why was the 1995 the 10th? At least they could be consistent! >>



Because, they screwed up that year. Why worry about this one? Just go cry and complain about the 1995 one that should have been 1996

dlimb2

Well ya know...maybe it is why the 1996 UNCS were the lowest mintage....glad I bought my roll years ago.

MajorDuty

And the new millenium did not start in 2000 like it was celebrated, but 2001.

BECOKA

My mistake I meant to say that the 1995 would be in year nine depending on how you look at it. 1986 is year 0.

ziggy29

<< <i>The point is if they counted 1995 as 10th.... 2005 should be 20th.....NOT 2006 >>

1995 was the 10th year of the SAE. But the 10th *anniversary* wasn't until 1996, and the 20th *anniversary* is in 2006.

ABC123

See if you can get your Coin designated as a Mint Date Error !!!! LOL

AlixTCat

I asked the same thing in rec.collecting.coins. There are 20th anniversary coins dated 2005. I asked if the 20th anniversary coins issued this year are really going to be dated 2005. I guess we'll see. The pictures are not clear enough to tell on the US Mint site.

Jonathan

keets

If 1995 Was the 10th Anniversary, Shouldn't 2005 be the 20th?

1986 was the first year for the issue, 1987 was the first anniversary for the series.
1995 was the tenth issue but only the ninth anniversary of the series. this is where the mistake was made.
2006 is indeed the twenty-first issue, but it's correctly called the twentieth anniversary of the series.

MFH

Oh yeah, they are back dating these coins to 2005 and striking them in Peifort thickness.

frankieboywonder

<< <i>Yes and no. Although there are 21 coins from 86-06, the first "birthday" is kind of like year zero and doesn't count - just like people birthdays. >>




But this will drive many folks absolutely crazy trying to defend one or the other as exclusive.

Russ

I've been alive during six decades, but I'm not 60 years old.

Russ, NCNE

dlimb2

Ok look at it this way...you were born in 1974....in 1994 you had your 20th birthday...yet it is your 21 year...you do not count the first year!!!!!!

AlixTCat

There is not an anniversary until a year has gone by. The first year doesn't count as an anniversary until it has gone by. You don't have your first anniversary until after a year has gone by. i.e. Married in 1986, 20th anniversary in 2006. 21st year of the marriage, 2006.

Jonathan