How Many Years 1792-2025 Did The Mint Not Produce Silver Coins?
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Well, 1793 to begin with, off the top of my head.
1977 and after id say if you include 40% minted 🪙 💰
Don't forget 1816
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Question. Are you asking calendar year production or calendar year dating of coins?
Counting 40% and without checking I'm thinking 1793, 1816, 1977 thru 1981 and possibly 1985. With silver eagles seems 1986 on should have had a silver coin unless I'm missing something.
An interesting thought exercise.
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I believe 1975 would be on the list too since there were no silver coins with that date (even if some 1976 were made that year).
My thought was calendar year dating but feel free to answer however you want.
Hence my question.
1985 definitely, although the Mint may have still been selling the 1982 Washington halves.
The 1986 silver Eagles came out late in that year, so no pre-production in the previous year as is normal now.
I disagree with 1975 being on the list because the silver bicentennial sets were made in that year, reference point being the Type 1 Eisenhower Dollars. If I recall correctly, there were no Type 2 Ikes struck in silver.
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You see why I asked for clarification on production vs. dating.
That said, there is exactly ONE Type Two Bicentennial Ike struck in 40% silver, the unique "No S" 40% silver Proof. I handled it when it came into Coin World in 1977. Nobody knows why it was made.
When was the Type 2 design introduced? It has been a while since I read up on that detail and I don't think I have the resources any more.
Also, do we discount the wrong planchet 1977-D coins supposedly struck in silver clad?
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Here's my take. The dated years that silver wasn't produced are:
1793
1816
1975 (You could include this depending)
1977-1981
1985
So, only 8 or 9 years depending.
The Type Two Bicentennial Ike designs were used for all copper-nickel strikes in 1976, but this may have been a trial piece made in late 1975. Nobody knows. When I looked at it at Coin World in 1977 the guy who sent it is said that it had been found in a cash register in Washington D.C., and I believe the person.
As to the 1977-D 40% silver halves and dollars (yes they are 40% silver clad; I did a specific gravity test on the dollar discovery piece sent in to Coin World) you are technically correct, but I don't think that Mint errors were meant to be included in the original question. If you were making up a list of every U.S. silver coin design, would you include the various Lincoln cents struck on 90% silver Dime planchets?