Week # 67 - So you want a sample slab huh?

[dena]

QUESTION: Why were so few dimes minted at Denver in 1916?

 

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[TJ]

To devote full time to making quarters.

[gmarguli]

To devote the full time of the mint into making quarter dollars.

[Hoot]

According to Breen, production was stopped so that personnel could devote their full time work to making quarters.

 

Hoot

[rgv]

The dies for the new winged liberty dime were not ready on time.

[carterhaines-migration]

no idea, all i know is that you better not let Kiefer hear about this or he may come to NGC armed with a shotgun to get the slab from you.

[mbbiker]

The dies were not yet ready for the denver mint to start making dimes so by the time they had the dies they only had time to mint a few thousand.

[jtryka]

Is it because Mint Director F.J.H. Engelken halted production on November 24, 1916 in order to refocus the Mint's efforts on the manufacture of Quarters?

[davefperry]

First year of issue and dies were late to arrive from Philadelphia.

[Arty]

Denver Mint stopped production of dimes in order to make quarters?

[ms66quarters]

closed for half of the year,because of the war??

[KIEFERSCOINS]

They were released in November because coinage of the dimes were stopped so the Mint could devote full time to Quarters from that year.

 

Can I get a pedigree on the sample?

 

Cameron Kiefer

[DAM]

They stopped minting dimes to mint quarters.

[andy007]

the Barber dimes were not coined yet and there was little time left to begin full scale production on the Mercury dimes at Denver???

[BankNote1]

It was because of a delay in getting the new Mercury dime dies.

[JamminJ]

Dies were not ready until late in the year?

 

-JamminJ

[chrisfuccione]

They were more intrested in making new quarters. CHRIS

[ArtR]

Coins were minted late in the year due to Dies not being ready

[Danielle C.]

QUESTION: Why were so few dimes minted at Denver in 1916?

 

ANSWER: The coinage of dimes was halted to address an urgent need for quarter dollars.

 

 

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS!

 

The winner is tjennings

Your prize is the infamous sample slab and an intercept box

 

 

Runner up winner is gmargulie! You will be receiving an intercept sheild box.

 

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[TJ]

Thank you Dena for the nice sample slab and shield boxes. It is an Austrian 2002 1 Euro, nice looking coin.

Good grief the package was wrapped tight! Thanks again!

[nucks]

To devote time to making quarters.

[nucks]

I'll get the hang this,some day.Little late with my post.

[KIEFERSCOINS]

Will NGC make more of these sample slabs or is this a 1 coin type sample?

 

Cameron Kiefer