Why were no 1938-D Quarters minted?

Manorcourtman · February 10, 2011 4:18AM

Anyone have any idea??

llafoe · February 10, 2011 4:32AM

Maybe if you ask DCarr he'll mint 1,938 of them using different finishes and dies?

291fifth · February 10, 2011 4:41AM

They probably weren't needed. The depression was going through a double dip at that point in the 1930's.

ernie11 · February 10, 2011 8:01AM

The 38-D's tht were minted were in lower amounts, witness the half, the dime and the penny.

DIMEMAN · February 10, 2011 8:09AM

Probably for the same reason there were no dimes minted in 1932 or 1933.

Shamika · February 10, 2011 8:22AM

Maybe they were busy minted Buffalo nickels since they were only minted in Denver that year.

Baley · February 10, 2011 1:15PM

what shamika said

GrumpyEd · February 10, 2011 1:24PM

<< <i>Maybe they were busy minted Buffalo nickels since they were only minted in Denver that year. >>

Sort of OT but I've wondered why on modern coins they still split between the mints. Wouldn't it make more sense to make all of each denomination in one mint? It seems like the savings on higher volume of the same coin would outweigh the shipping costs.

melvin289 · February 10, 2011 1:58PM

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<< <i>Maybe they were busy minted Buffalo nickels since they were only minted in Denver that year. >>

Sort of OT but I've wondered why on modern coins they still split between the mints. Wouldn't it make more sense to make all of each denomination in one mint? It seems like the savings on higher volume of the same coin would outweigh the shipping costs. >>

I always figured the modern coins were spread out for the siegniorage. The extra money the goverment keeps when a coin is taken out of circulation and put away. The cost of making the coins being less than the worth of the coin. The more coins taken out of circulation the more the profit for the government. Just like with commemorative stamps that are never used but put away. I would love to have the profit made on just the Elvis stamps alone.

Ron

kevinstang · February 10, 2011 2:49PM

[q} I would love to have the profit made on just the Elvis stamps alone.

Ron >>

Yeah, but those Elvis stamps will someday be used...most kids today don't care who/or know who he was !

DeepCoin · February 10, 2011 10:11PM

Ron,

The concept of seniorage did not become a factor in Mint production and net revenues until the 60s when coins ceased having 90 percent silver in the major denominations. Early on, coins were supposed to have an approximate amount of precious metal to stand behind their value. Clad coinage started in 1965 when most of the silver was removed from coins. I do understand that nickel was and continues to be different, but the concept holds for the rest of the coins.

metalmeister · February 11, 2011 12:23AM

It made putting a 32-64 washington set a hair easier

johnny9434 · February 11, 2011 3:45AM

id say due to the depression and all. who knows what the government was working on to during them years and could have had something to do with it

Why were no 1938-D Quarters minted?

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