What is THE lowest-mintage regular U.S. issue of the 20th century?

[James_OldeTowne]

... and what's the lowest-mintage variety?

[jtryka]

How about the 1908-S Saint? 22,000 minted.

[okbustchaser]

1908 S Saint at 22,000?

 

In silver (better known as REAL money) it would be the 1916 SL quarter at 52000.

[James_OldeTowne]

How about the 1908-S Saint? 22,000 minted.

Good point. Let me expand my question - what's the lowest mintage in each of the various metals? I agree that the 1916 SLQ is the lowest-mintage silver coin - or was that 1998-S matte-proof Kennedy lower in mintage ?

 

What was the lowest-mintage cupro-nickel coin?

[Dcoin]

Does bullion count?

 

1995W ASE- 30,105

2006 RevProof AGE- 10,000

[jtryka]

I guess your definition of "regular issue" differs from mine if you are including the matte proof Kennedy. I was only considering coins that were struck for circulation. Heck, if you include proofs, there are dozens of gold proofs from the first decade of the 20th century with mintages under 100 pieces!

[Tradedollarnut]

How about the 1908-S Saint? 22,000 minted.

Good point. Let me expand my question - what's the lowest mintage in each of the various metals? I agree that the 1916 SLQ is the lowest-mintage silver coin - or was that matte-proof Kennedy lower in mintage ?

 

What was the lowest-mintage cupro-nickel coin?

 

The 1913-S barber quarter is feeling rather slighted...

[okbustchaser]

That's just another Barber, though.

 

 

 

Edit to add: The sad thing is that I used to collect the series...I simply forgot about it.

[James_OldeTowne]

The 1913-S barber quarter is feeling rather slighted...

 

Tradedollarnut, is the 1916 the second lowest mintage silver coin then?

[zrlevin]

The Gobrecht Dollar with 1600 the first year. Nearly all were released to circulation.

[MBA101]

The Gobrecht Dollar with 1600 the first year. Nearly all were released to circulation.

 

20th century.

 

What about the 1913 Liberty nickel or the 1964 Peace Dollar?

[lkenefic]

what's the lowest mintage in each of the various metals? What was the lowest-mintage cupro-nickel coin?

 

For circulation strikes I'm thinking it's the 1909-S Indian Head Cent... 309,000

[Zoins]

I guess your definition of "regular issue" differs from mine if you are including the matte proof Kennedy. I was only considering coins that were struck for circulation. Heck, if you include proofs, there are dozens of gold proofs from the first decade of the 20th century with mintages under 100 pieces!

I also consider "regular issue" to mean business strikes for circulation.

 

For Copper-plated Zinc, the 1991-D cent is at 4,158,442,076.

[okbustchaser]

The Gobrecht Dollar with 1600 the first year. Nearly all were released to circulation.

 

20th century.

 

What about the 1913 Liberty nickel or the 1964 Peace Dollar?

 

It also said "regular issue"

[James_OldeTowne]

What about the 1913 Liberty nickel or the 1964 Peace Dollar?

Actually, I thought several million 1964 Peace dollars were minted.

[CathyDad-migration]

Raises another question I had a while back with no solid answer yet--how many 1998S matte proof silver Kennedys were minted?

[rrantique]

What about this one?

[jtryka]

What about this one?

 

No. The mintage was 445,500 on the 33 Saint, most were melted though. If we are only counting extant population then most of the branch mint Saints of the 1920s and anything after 1928 would be below 1,000 in extant population. The lowest mintage during that period was the 1930-S at 74,000 all the rest were above 100,000. It just illustrates that for Saints after 1920 mintage figures are completely irrelevant.

 

As for the 1964 Peace dollar, I thought the minted like 360,000 of them.

[Zoins]

What about this one?

The question is about mintage, not survivors 445,500 of those were minted, that's several times more than some earlier issues.

[rrantique]

Oh ok how about the 1966 proof jefferson nickle?

[Hoot]

Oh ok how about the 1966 proof jefferson nickle?

 

Doesn't exist. Both nickels presented to Schlag have been located and there's an upcoming publication on the matter.

 

The 1964 SMS pieces would qualify as the lowest mintage of all the minor coinage. These do not fit your initial query, but fit your expanded version.

 

Hoot

[MBA101]

The Gobrecht Dollar with 1600 the first year. Nearly all were released to circulation.

 

20th century.

 

What about the 1913 Liberty nickel or the 1964 Peace Dollar?

 

It also said "regular issue"

 

I was just trying to stir up trouble.

[1946hamm-migration]

Here Is a couple more;

 

Dollar 1922 Hi Relief dollar Mintage 35,401

 

Nickel 1997 P special Unc. (Matt finish) 5¢ 25,000 mintage

[braddick]

Here Is a couple more;

 

Dollar 1922 Hi Relief dollar Mintage 35,401

 

Nickel 1997 P special Unc. (Matt finish) 5¢ 25,000 mintage

If you're going to list special mint sets or the such as regular issue, don't forget the 1964 SMS's. These were minted at about or less than a couple of dozen for each (that should cover your copper; nickel, and silver).

[construct]

1907 Indian Eagle with periods--542. Five hundred with with wire rims. Forty-two were with rounded rims. None were placed into circulation; so you may not want to count it. Most of them survive and are in mint state.

[carson city]

The answer to this and most questions, numismatic or otherwise, can be found on GOOGLE----this is the 21st century.

[RGT]

The answer to this and most questions, numismatic or otherwise, can be found on GOOGLE----this is the 21st century.

 

Are you suggesting that NGC close the boards because all of our coin questions can be found through Google?

[carson city]

GOOGLE is super for Objective questions not obviously for Subjective questions.

[construct]

Well, carson city, how would you categorize the 1907 With Periods Indian Eagle. Would you say it's a regular issue since it was a circulation strike intended for circulation, or would you say it's not a regular issue since none of them made it to circulation.

 

I believe the answer to the original question turns on that categorization. If the answer isn't the eagle then it's the 1908-S double eagle.

[carson city]

Correct, You have answered your own question. Now GOOGLE your selection !