Happy Birthday Denver Mint!
JesseKraft
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By a Congressional Act of April 21, 1862, though no circulating coinage until 1906.
Post some Denver Mint coins!!
1931-D Double Eagle. A part of the ANS collection since 1931!
American Numismatic Society, 1931.157.2
Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
Resolute Americana Curator of American Numismatics
American Numismatic Society
New York City
Member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), British Numismatic Society (BNS), New York Numismatic Club (NYNC), Early American Copper (EAC), the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4), U.S. Mexican Numismatic Association (USMNA), Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC), Token and Medal Society (TAMS), and life member of the Atlantic County Numismatic Society (ACNS).
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One for the D roll call.... Cheers, RickO
The earliest coin I can remember having was 1912-D Liberty Nickel. The earliest image I found in my files was my 1934-D DDO $1
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Uncirculated statehood quarters all from the Denver mint.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/showcase/6602
Commemorative Half
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/showcase/6602
I was born in Denver less than two miles from the Denver Mint (the old St. Luke's hospital which has since been torn down). So here's a D mint from my birth year!
Oh, and today is also my oldest daughter's Birthday!
You beat me by a couple miles. But I beat you by a couple years.
Here is my birth year and birth place Denver Mint (not quite) product:
The 1st year Denver made a saint was 1908
They started with no motto coins and then switched.
It seems they had a lot of problems getting the D straight in the beginning
The most die rotation of any saint is also noted in the 1908-D NM called "F-15 eagle".
MS 65
My Saint Set
In addition to all of the US coins, the Denver mint participated in the US mint's production of coins for many foreign nations from the 1920s through the 1970s. Most don't have the D mint mark, but a few do from the WWII era. Here's a 1945-D cent from the Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia) and a 1945-D ten centavos from the (US-administered) Philippines:
@CoinJunkie That 57-D is AMAZING.
Gonna get me a $50 Octagonal someday. Some. Day.
1971-D $1 Friendly Eagle Variety FS-901
This variety has special significance for the Denver Mint, as I believe it has the distinction of being the only design variety (of any U.S. denomination) minted exclusively at Denver.