US Mint Overstrikes

Zoins

How many times did the US Mint overstrike US coins? Did this happen for tens, hundreds or thousands of coins?

I thought of this when I ran across this Snowden-era "1851"-"O" proof. It's an 1851-dated proof restrike that was likely struck in 1859 or later over a New Orleans Seated dollar, likely a 1859-O or 1860-O dollar. A lot more information is in the detailed Stacks description.

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SamByrd

I have read of 1795 half cent that was struck on a Talbot Alum and Lee token apparently they cut the stock
down to do this.

Zoins

@SamByrd said:
I have read of 1795 half cent that was struck on a Talbot Alum and Lee token apparently they cut the stock
down to do this.

Great info Sam. It would be great to have a half cent that still shows the undertype.

Here's some more details from @BillJones on the ATS forums:

In 1795 the U.S. mint purchased 1,076 pounds of TAL cents (about 52,000 coins), cut them down and re-coined them as half cents. A couple of large cents are also known to a have been struck on TAL cent planchets, but they are exceedingly raw. The mint would purchase more TAL cents in 1796 and use them for 1797 half cents.

And more from Ron Guth:

Perhaps the most curious association with regular U.S. coins is that many of the 1795 TAL cents were cut down, then used as planchets for Half Cents in 1795 and 1797. On many such coins, much of the original undertype is still visible on one or both sides of the Half Cents.

ricko

Is there a listing of U.S. Mint re-strikes anywhere? Cheers, RickO

cardinal

@SamByrd said:
I have read of 1795 half cent that was struck on a Talbot Alum and Lee token apparently they cut the stock
down to do this.

Here's one dated 1797, with the undertype still quite visible on the reverse. PCGS graded this one MS66BN.

denga

Until 1803 misstruck large cents were used to make half cents. The
process was the same as for the TA&L pieces.

RogerB

They are "overstrikes" not "restrikes."

Zoins

@RogerB said:
They are "overstrikes" not "restrikes."

It is an overstrike and a restrike:

• Restrike of 1851 (Philadelphia) proof
• Overstruck on a New Orleans dollar

Insider2

@Zoins said:

@RogerB said:
They are "overstrikes" not "restrikes."

It is an overstrike and a restrike:

• Restrike of 1851 (Philadelphia) proof
• Overstruck on a New Orleans dollar

Roger is talking about the 1/2 cents!

Zoins

@Insider2 said:

@Zoins said:

@RogerB said:
They are "overstrikes" not "restrikes."

It is an overstrike and a restrike:

• Restrike of 1851 (Philadelphia) proof
• Overstruck on a New Orleans dollar

Roger is talking about the 1/2 cents!

I figured that out after posting. The quote function helps identify what is being discussed

It's fine that the ½ cents are overstrikes only because that's that title of the thread and what I asked about in the OP.