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Composition of US Proof cent & dollar
Are the Cent and Dollar coins in US proof sets the same (clad) composition as circulating coins? Are they the same in the "standard" and silver proof sets? (I'm assuming the non-clad, non-silver five-cent coins are the same composition as circulating coins in both types of proof sets.) |
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Composition of US Proof cent & dollar
Yes, the cent & dollar coins in both the regular proof sets & the
silver sets are of the same composition as their circulating counterparts. For a while, though, it might have been a bit different with regards to the Sacagawea dollar. In 1999-2000, when the Mint was preparing to make this coin, they found that the Congressional act that authorized the silver proof sets was worded in such a way that it would've required any Sac $s included to be made in 90% silver. They managed to get a measure passed through Congress to avoid this embarassment; had they failed, we would've been treated to the spectacle of a dollar coin with less silver than a half dollar. In article , Merlin Dorfman wrote: Are the Cent and Dollar coins in US proof sets the same (clad) composition as circulating coins? Are they the same in the "standard" and silver proof sets? (I'm assuming the non-clad, non-silver five-cent coins are the same composition as circulating coins in both types of proof sets.) |
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Slime Lowlife wrote: Yes, the cent & dollar coins in both the regular proof sets & the silver sets are of the same composition as their circulating counterparts. For a while, though, it might have been a bit different with regards to the Sacagawea dollar. In 1999-2000, when the Mint was preparing to make this coin, they found that the Congressional act that authorized the silver proof sets was worded in such a way that it would've required any Sac $s included to be made in 90% silver. They managed to get a measure passed through Congress to avoid this embarassment; had they failed, we would've been treated to the spectacle of a dollar coin with less silver than a half dollar. In article , Merlin Dorfman wrote: Are the Cent and Dollar coins in US proof sets the same (clad) composition as circulating coins? Are they the same in the "standard" and silver proof sets? (I'm assuming the non-clad, non-silver five-cent coins are the same composition as circulating coins in both types of proof sets.) This brings up a question I've pondered for a while. Proof sets and silver proof sets were struck in 1999. Suzies were also struck in 1999. Ergo, why weren't there any silver Suzies struck in 1999? Why why weren't ANY Suzies included in any of the 1999 sets? I haven't done much research on this, but the only conclusion I could come up with was that the proof sets run was completed before the need for 1999 Suzies. Proof 1999-S Suzies were struck almost as an after thought. Jerry |
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On 14 May 2006 19:15:08 -0700, "Jerry Dennis"
wrote: Slime Lowlife wrote: Yes, the cent & dollar coins in both the regular proof sets & the silver sets are of the same composition as their circulating counterparts. For a while, though, it might have been a bit different with regards to the Sacagawea dollar. In 1999-2000, when the Mint was preparing to make this coin, they found that the Congressional act that authorized the silver proof sets was worded in such a way that it would've required any Sac $s included to be made in 90% silver. They managed to get a measure passed through Congress to avoid this embarassment; had they failed, we would've been treated to the spectacle of a dollar coin with less silver than a half dollar. In article , Merlin Dorfman wrote: Are the Cent and Dollar coins in US proof sets the same (clad) composition as circulating coins? Are they the same in the "standard" and silver proof sets? (I'm assuming the non-clad, non-silver five-cent coins are the same composition as circulating coins in both types of proof sets.) This brings up a question I've pondered for a while. Proof sets and silver proof sets were struck in 1999. Suzies were also struck in 1999. Ergo, why weren't there any silver Suzies struck in 1999? I think the logic was a) there was never a silver SBA in circulation, and b) since they came too late to be included in the sets for that year, that would have meant two separate "special" proof issues, instead of one. Why why weren't ANY Suzies included in any of the 1999 sets? I haven't done much research on this, but the only conclusion I could come up with was that the proof sets run was completed before the need for 1999 Suzies. Proof 1999-S Suzies were struck almost as an after thought. That's my understanding take care, Scott |
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Jerry Dennis wrote: This brings up a question I've pondered for a while. Proof sets and silver proof sets were struck in 1999. Suzies were also struck in 1999. Ergo, why weren't there any silver Suzies struck in 1999? Why why weren't ANY Suzies included in any of the 1999 sets? I haven't done much research on this, but the only conclusion I could come up with was that the proof sets run was completed before the need for 1999 Suzies. Proof 1999-S Suzies were struck almost as an after thought. That was it. The Mint thought at the start of the year that they could make it through without having to strike SBAs, so no provision was made for them in the sets. However, the Fed ordered more of them than the Mint had stockpiled and so there was a short production run in the second half of the year. (And if I remember correctly, the proofs were P-mints, for reasons never explained.) |
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