Collecting by mint: which mint would be easiest and hardest to.............

SanctionII

assemble collection comprised of a complete set of one of each coin [regular circulation strike] it ever produced?

For circulation strikes the hardest would have to be Philly [for obvious reasons]. The easiest would have to be????????????????? ............ Denver?

What say you?

doh

I'd say Charlotte...

Placid

Charlotte maybe.
The 1964-d peace dollar might be a stopper for denver

PerryHall

Not Charlotte since the 1849-C Open Wreath gold dollar is extremely rare---only 4 known.

crypto79

to be honest CC has a too many stoppers and might be the hardest next to S. The rarest C would be the 1849 1$ open W and that isn't as rare as the 73 cc no arrows dime. Most of the early coinage is much rarer than most C issues. It would have to be one of the D mints depending if you count the 1964 1$ or not. Dahlonega gold is all scare-rare but not crazy rare, the 54 3$ and 61 1$ can be had with money.

illini420

I would think W (West Point) would be the easiest as it's just a bunch of moderns. Wouldn't be cheap though as some of it is expensive bullion... not sure you'd count anything they have minted as circulation strikes though... maybe just the 1996-W Roosevelt Dime?

doh

<< <i>Not Charlotte since the 1849-C Open Wreath gold dollar is extremely rare---only 4 known. >>


Personally, I'd consider that more of a variety than a regular issue...I'd get a closed wreath and call it a day

commoncents05

Easiest: West Point.

One stopper though, the 2000-W Sac $.

-Paul

seanq

<< <i>I would think W (West Point) would be the easiest as it's just a bunch of moderns. Wouldn't be cheap though as some of it is expensive bullion... not sure you'd count anything they have minted as circulation strikes though... maybe just the 1996-W Roosevelt Dime? >>




This was my first thought as well, maybe followed by Denver or New Orleans.


Sean Reynolds

ambro51

Without a doubt, San Francisco would be the most difficult mint to obtain all the issues. There are the unique 1870 issues and the 1894 dime.

Philadelphia would run a close second, on account of the 1849 double eagle and the 1793 strawberry leaf cent (3 known?)

Though I am not certain, Manila (remember them?) may be technically the easiest, but would prove difficult in some aspects.

PerryHall

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<< <i>Not Charlotte since the 1849-C Open Wreath gold dollar is extremely rare---only 4 known. >>


Personally, I'd consider that more of a variety than a regular issue...I'd get a closed wreath and call it a day >>



It's a major variety but I can understand not including it in your collection.

BillyKingsley

I don't think any of them would actually be easy!

PerryHall

<< <i>Philadelphia would run a close second, on account of the 1849 double eagle and the 1793 strawberry leaf cent (3 known?). >>



The first one is a pattern and second one is a variety so you wouldn't really need them for a complete mint collection.

ambro51

My pet theory is that the 1849 C open wreath dollar was NOT stuck in Charlotte, but rather made in Philadelphia. I know this sounds odd....but the overall look of the coin is far different from the balance of Charlotte production. Estimates range up to 125 struck....but I disagree. No record exists of its production at Charlotte. I think these were done strictly as a test of the open wreath design along with the revised lower relief portrait bust, since both 1849 open wreath reverse dies had shattered on May 8 during the initial striking of the No L, which was the first gold dollar struck. I think that the new lower relief obverse was paired with the only existing open wreath die on hand at Philadelphia, which was already mintmarked with a C but not yet sent south. A test piece, only a few were made. It was determined at some point that year that adding another pair of leaves and berries to the top of the wreath evened out metal flow and allowed the coin to be struck without the dies shattering.

......a theory, anyway.