Lettered edging

[MikeKing]

Which US Coins have lettered edging?

 

[CoinLes]

Half Dollars 1794 to 1836

Silver Dollars 1794 to 1804

Half Cent 1793 to 1797

Cent 1793 to 1795

 

 

 

[gmarguli]

Also some modern commem. The baseball "Nolan Ryan" dollar???

[CoinLes]

The last was the 1992 Olympic Games silver dollar.

 

Any more?

[Beijim]

The extremely high relief proof version of the 1907 $20 St. Gaudens has a lettered edge variety, although one might technically disqualify it as a pattern only example.

 

And yes, the 1992-D Olympic Silver $1 (Nolan Ryan) uncirculated coin reads "XXV OLYMPIAD" four times in incuse lettering around the edge. The proof version has no such edge lettering.

 

Beijim

 

[jtryka]

All Saints have lettered edges, though the 1907 Ex. HR pattern you refer to has a plain edge and a lettered edge variety. Indian eagles also have raised stars on the edge, which could technically qualify if you consider all non-reeded edge coins.

[shylock]

The J1747 pattern Rick Kay had at the ANA (attached) had a lettered edge. NGC cut away some of the slab to make it visable.

 

[jom]

All Saints have lettered edges,

 

Hell, I had completely forgotten that fact. I"m a dork.

 

Actually, what this means is that it may be time to crack those Saints OUT of their tomb.

 

Hmmm...now where did I put my jack-hammer...?

 

jom

[Beijim]

Hmmm...now where did I put my jack-hammer...?

 

Heh heh, sounds like someone wants a nice Dremel Mototool for the holidays...

 

And hey, you can use it to buff those coins to a brilliant sheen after you liberate 'em!

 

Beijim

[jtryka]

Jom, the Saint edge isn't nearly as interesting as the Indian eagle edge, watching it go from 46 stars to 48 in 1912 (did they have 45 in 1907?). The Saint edge was constant. But still, it's the third dimension you can't ever see in a slab...

[jom]

And hey, you can use it to buff those coins to a brilliant sheen after you liberate 'em!

 

Woo Hoo!

 

Love those "worked" edge coins. Too bad most of these are "entombed" because of the evils of slabbing.

 

jom