Coins picked from circulation

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Mint employees were on strike in 1991.  Also in 1970.  Both those years have lower than average mintage.  Mint managers didn't know how to run the 25 cent press in 91 I guess.

Some pennies are still in circulation. I was surprised when I got two in change at the local Staples this morning.

Mint employees were on strike in 1991.  Also in 1970.  Both those years have lower than average mintage.  Mint managers didn't know how to run the 25 cent press in 91 I guess.

Oh so thats why the low mintage for those years... i also noticed too that the 5 and 10 cents in 1991 also had fairly low mintage as well compared to all other years.
Here's another question for you hdldddpd perhaps you might know (or of course if anyone else might know)... why did the RCM not circulate any 25 Cents in 1997 and 1998 (the only two years no quarters since 1927). Also why no dollars from 1997-2001 not circulated?

There were no circulation issue caribou from 1997 to 2000.  They were only available in the uncirculated sets.  Reason?  There were hoards of the 1992 commemoratives floating around which reduced the '93 to '96 mintages.  They then wanted to clear all of those in preparation for their massive millennium commemorative program.

Now i assume that they were the new design loonies...

 only 459,000 for that year. I guess they had no need that year for many quarters.

Yes it is a new design one and even those are selling at $10 premium per roll.

Also my understanding of 1991 was that issue was because of a strike at the mint.

Dean:

With your search for pennies I recently went to the bank to see if they had anything interesting and once again a lady was unloading her pennies... she was already with the teller so I didn't want to interrupt that transaction, but when I told the lady at the business wicket that I wished I could get a hold of some more pennies... she said she is overwhelmed with pennies and would be happy to give me a few boxes...

So keep trying I think you may be pleasantly surprised if you ask.

Was also super excited yesterday..... I started to go through a bag I bought off a guy that was going to hand in to the bank....and the best find in the lot so far.. a 1933 penny in VF condition..

There has also been at least one or two 60's coins in each handful.

Dean:

With your search for pennies I recently went to the bank to see if they had anything interesting and once again a lady was unloading her pennies... she was already with the teller so I didn't want to interrupt that transaction, but when I told the lady at the business wicket that I wished I could get a hold of some more pennies... she said she is overwhelmed with pennies and would be happy to give me a few boxes...

So keep trying I think you may be pleasantly surprised if you ask.

That's nice to hear.  I am getting the cold shoulder here in Toronto...    

Was also super excited yesterday..... I started to go through a bag I bought off a guy that was going to hand in to the bank....and the best find in the lot so far.. a 1933 penny in VF condition..

There has also been at least one or two 60's coins in each handful.

Cool finds...Can you post pics?

will do at some point... going to have to get a camera.. my 14 mo old son decided my other one made for a great toy at one point.... that didn't go so well for the lens.. 

I just came across this penny and had to post a picture... I need your help..

I think this is an error but want some confirmation as well as any information on this type of error.

*more pictures of all the other interesting finds will come shortly ... but this particular coin really intrigued me and was hoping to get any info on it asap*

One thing that was really interesting is that there is a similar "crater" on both sides of the coin in the same location ... which is why I don't think it's wear or damage but some sort of bad die strike..

argh.... i always have to re-read the tutorial to remember how to post pics

hopefully this works


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If it wasn't squeezed then it could be a planchet flaw.  If it was a planchet flaw the second 7 wound not be in the dent so I would guess it was squeezed.  Looks like 1.5 cents worth of copper.  Just my unprofessional opinion.

By looking at the pic, it doesn't look like an error. It looks like a damaged well circulated 1 cent. But again that's by looking at the pic and not seeing it in person.

Ohhh dang...thought I had come across something neat... I found it interesting that the damage was really on one spot of the coin both front and back as if something struck it...

Was doing some reading on coin errors and had thought that maybe it was a grease die strike error..