Scarce Type Coin
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What are the lowest mintage U.S. Type coin by design and denomination since 1800. Do not separate by finish (pr, ms, sms, RevPR, etc.) or error/variety or year & mint mark. I'm looking for design pops. Please include commems & bullion, but not medals, patterns, or non-us mint coins. Here are some moderns that come to mind:
$25, $50 plat 2004-w @ 5,193 & 5,063 (the bullion plats did not have the changing reverse design)
$5 Jackie Robinson @ 29,246 (don't know if Jackie is the lowest)
1st Spouse coins <40,000 (I’m not sure which has the lowest PR/MS total mintage)
Some of the SMS, American Eagles, Gold Buffs, etc seem like they are low mintage; but if start figuring in proofs, burnished, business, bullion, etc. they aren’t so scarce.
$25, $50 plat 2004-w @ 5,193 & 5,063 (the bullion plats did not have the changing reverse design)
$5 Jackie Robinson @ 29,246 (don't know if Jackie is the lowest)
1st Spouse coins <40,000 (I’m not sure which has the lowest PR/MS total mintage)
Some of the SMS, American Eagles, Gold Buffs, etc seem like they are low mintage; but if start figuring in proofs, burnished, business, bullion, etc. they aren’t so scarce.
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There are some in the mid to upper 3-digits, like some of the MPLs.
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<< <i>What are the lowest mintage U.S. Type coin by design and denomination since 1800. Do not separate by finish (pr, ms, sms, RevPR, etc.) or error/variety or year & mint mark. I'm looking for design pops. Please include commems & bullion, but not medals, patterns, or non-us mint coins. Here are some moderns that come to mind:
$25, $50 plat 2004-w @ 5,193 & 5,063 (the bullion plats did not have the changing reverse design)
$5 Jackie Robinson @ 29,246 (don't know if Jackie is the lowest)
1st Spouse coins <40,000 (I’m not sure which has the lowest PR/MS total mintage)
Some of the SMS, American Eagles, Gold Buffs, etc seem like they are low mintage; but if start figuring in proofs, burnished, business, bullion, etc. they aren’t so scarce. >>
Perhaps a Red Book might be of assistance. You should buy one or visit a library. It should be fairly easy to obtain that info.
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<< <i>U. S. mintage figures are not what matters when considering coins older than ca. 100 years---what matters are the numbers of survivors. This is also true to modern coins, but here the numbers of survivors much more closely mirrors the mintage figures. >>
I'm not completely discounting survival and understand it's critical, but is it ever more than an educated guess?
<< <i>Two that immediately come to mind are Draped Bust Small Eagle quarters (~6,000) and half dollars (~4,000). >>
Both are pre-1800.
<< <i>Probably the $4 Stella. Capped bust 1/4 eagles are also exceptionally tough, and are more "regular issue" than the Stellas. >>
1879 & 1880 Flowing Hair and Coiled at 460 minted total for both? Do I have that right? I think there was ~20,000 of the Capped Bust 1/4 Eagle...
<< <i>Two that immediately come to mind are Draped Bust Small Eagle quarters (~6,000) and half dollars (~4,000). >>
Tom, the OP wants coins post 1800...
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I'm sorry, but that's how I see it.
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<< <i>Two that immediately come to mind are Draped Bust Small Eagle quarters (~6,000) and half dollars (~4,000). >>
Tom, the OP wants coins post 1800... >>
D'OH! I was so occupied with the other requirements of the question that I let the date cutoff slip. I guess one could always go with Gobrecht dollars, which might be debated as to pattern vs. regular issue, but about 3,000 or so of these were produced if I remember.
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<< <i>Probably the $4 Stella. Capped bust 1/4 eagles are also exceptionally tough, and are more "regular issue" than the Stellas. >>
1879 & 1880 Flowing Hair and Coiled at 460 minted total for both? Do I have that right? I think there was ~20,000 of the Capped Bust 1/4 Eagle... >>
These are patterns and not coins---they were never authorized by law and they were never legal tender.
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<< <i>$5 Jackie Robinson @ 29,246 (don't know if Jackie is the lowest) >>
Several early classic gold commems had lower mintages.
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<< <i>$5 Jackie Robinson @ 29,246 (don't know if Jackie is the lowest) >>
Several early classic gold commems had lower mintages. >>
My Jackie comment was actually concerning modern commems.
I know the $50 pan-pac mintage was ~3000, but almost 2000 were not sold and subsequently melted. I'm still looking for classic numbers for others that were sub 25,000...
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<< <i>$5 Jackie Robinson @ 29,246 (don't know if Jackie is the lowest) >>
Several early classic gold commems had lower mintages. >>
My Jackie comment was actually concerning modern commems.
I know the $50 pan-pac mintage was ~3000, but almost 2000 were not sold and subsequently melted. I'm still looking for classic numbers for others that were sub 25,000... >>
You must not be looking very hard then if you can't find classic commems of less than 25,000 mintage. Pick up a Red Book and you will find quite a number of them.
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<< <i>Who collects plats as separate type coins? Nobody.
Who likes to pontificate about their type rarity? People who own and promote them.
I'm sorry, but that's how I see it. >>
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