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2009 Lincoln Cent Mintages Finalized for Three Pennies

US Mint circulating production levels for the third 2009 Lincoln penny, known as the Professional Life cent, are now known for each Mint facility in Denver and Philadelphia.

2009 Lincoln Cent Mintages

Denver Philadelphia 2009 Total
Birthplace Cent 350,400,000 284,400,000 634,800,000
Formative Years Cent 363,600,000 376,000,000 739,600,000
Professional Life Cent 336,000,000 316,000,000 652,000,000
Total 1,050,000,000 976,400,000 2,026,400,000

The Birthplace or "Log Cabin" penny continues to rank as the scarcest in combined Denver and Philadelphia mintages, while the 2009-P Lincoln Birthplace cent is still the most scarce at 284,400,000. Read the rest of this entry »

2009 Kennedy Half Dollar Production Increased for Collectors

2009 Kennedy Half DollaDemand for the 2009 Kennedy Half Dollar has pushed their mintages higher, September coin production and recent US Mint sales figures seem to indicate.

While the US Mint no longer makes Kennedy Half Dollars for general circulation, they do offer circulating strikes in bags and rolls for coin collectors.

Demand has not been blazingly strong for these in past years. In 2008, the Mint struck 1.7 million in Denver and in Philadelphia, for a total of 3.4 million. The amount was sufficient to cover collector purchases with several thousand left over, as the following table highlights: Read the rest of this entry »

Coin Production Down in September, US Virgin Island Quarter Mintages Known

The United States Mint on Monday released the latest circulating coin production figures through to September 2009.

US Mint Circulating Coin Production in September 2009

Denver Philadelphia Total
2009 Lincoln Cents 74,000,000 19,200,000 93,200,000
Jefferson Nickels 0 0 0
Roosevelt Dimes 0 0 0
Quarters 24,400,000 3,800,000 27,800,000
Kennedy Half Dollars 200,000 0 200,000
Native American $1 10,080,000 10,080,000 20,160,000
Presidential $1s 12,460,000 28,140,000 40,600,000
Total 120,740,000 61,220,000 181,960,000

In summary, the tallies reveal:

  • US Virgin Islands quarters have earned the lowest total mintage title for any 2009 quarter-dollar

  • The 2009-P US Virgin Islands quarter has the lowest mintage of any Philadelphia struck quarter

  • The US Mint facility at Denver in September was much busier than Philadelphia’s

  • No additional Jefferson nickels or Roosevelt dimes were made

  • There was a significant monthly drop in 2009 Lincoln cents and quarters

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American Samoa Quarters: Lowest Mintages, Yet Lower Sales

American Samoa Quarters in US Mint bags and rollsAmerican Samoa quarters are the fourth of six coins to be issued in the 2009 District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program, and they are notably the most scarce quarter-dollar in years.

Despite that, they are not the most sought after by collectors. They rank #3 in 2009 sales after Guam and Puerto Rico quarters.

If the United States Mint follows its own precedent, it will stop selling rolls and bags of the American Samoa quarters on Monday morning with the launch of the next commemorative in the series (the US Virgin Islands quarter). Is now the time to buy? Reviewing 2009 quarter mintages and recent sales figures may help answer that question. Read the rest of this entry »

US Coin Production: 2009 Cents, Quarters and $1s Rise

With the month of August closed out, the United States Mint has provided the latest circulating coin production figures. There are no real surprises in the numbers, as there was in July when more nickels were again minted. Perhaps of most interest, James K. Polk Presidential $1 mintages are now available. But first, to the table of August numbers:

US Mint 2009 Circulating Coin Production in August

Denver Philadelphia Total
2009 Lincoln Cents 141,600,000 145,200,000 228,800,000
Jefferson Nickels 0 0 0
Roosevelt Dimes 0 0 0
Quarters 22,400,000 40,200,000 69,200,000
Kennedy Half Dollars 0 0 0
Native American $1 0 0 0
Presidential $1s 0 2,240,000 2,240,000
Total 164,000,000 187,640,000 351,640,000

The US Mint facility in Philadelphia was slightly busier. Similar to the month prior, most of the action surrounded 2009 Lincoln Cents. Read the rest of this entry »

American Samoa Quarters Mintages Lowest in Years

2009 American Samoa Quarters enjoy the distinction of having the lowest mintages of any quarter for many, many years, new US Mint production figures released Monday reveal. Coin collectors will revel in the news, making the territories’ quarter products ever more desirable.

2009 Quarter Mintage Figures

2009 Quarters
Denver
Philadelphia
Total
District of Columbia 88,800,000 83,600,000 172,400,000
Puerto Rico 86,000,000 53,000,000 139,200,000
Guam  42,600,000 45,000,000 87,600,000
American Samoa 39,600,000 42,600,000 82,200,000
U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0
Northern Mariana Islands 0 0 0
2009 Total Quarter Production:   481,400,000

Surprisingly, the figures are not as low as perhaps expected. They nearly mirror the extremely low Guam levels. 82,200,000 American Samoa quarters were produced, with 42.6 million of those struck in Philadelphia and 39.6 million at Denver.

That accounts for nearly 94 percent of the Guam production. But for the starkest contrast, it represents just 47.7 percent of the mintage totals for the District of Columbia quarter. And comparing the total against any single state quarter is laughable. Read the rest of this entry »

Lincoln Cent Mintages Jump in June, Jefferson Nickel Production Equalizes

The latest batch of US Mint coin production figures are now available and they show several noteworthy changes in June. Lincoln cents jumped, quarters and Presidential dollars rose more modestly, and Jefferson nickels leveled out between mints.

Coin Production Totals by US Mint Facility - June Only*

Denver Philadelphia Total
Unidentified Lincoln Cents 164,400,000 64,400,000 228,800,000
Jefferson Nickel 480,000 0 480,000
Unidentified Quarters 26,600,000 42,600,000 69,200,000
Unidentified Presidential $1s 14,280,000 41,020,000 55,300,000
Total 205,760,000 148,020,000 353,780,000

 

US Mint year-to-date coin figures are updated at the beginning of each month, enabling mintages to be calculated as they are above. Notice the increase in Lincoln Cents — especially from Denver.

The Mint has not yet said whether these numbers are for the upcoming Aug. 13 release of the Lincoln Professional Life penny or more of the Formative Years/Rail Splitter cents. If they are for the latter, the mintage in Denver will bounce to 363,600,000 and rise in Philadelphia to 376,000,000. Read the rest of this entry »

Lincoln Cent Production Rises in May, Dime and Nickel Mintages Unchanged

Several coins received a fair share of attention in May while others were simply ignored, the latest US Mint production figures reveal. Nearly 300 million additional Lincoln Rail Splitter Cents were struck. Dime, nickel and half-dollar production remained flat. Guam quarters emerged for the first time and Native American $1 coins were minted in abundance.

Coin Production Totals by US Mint Facility - May Only

Denver Philadelphia Total
Lincoln Formative Years Cent 154,400,000 126,800,000 281,200,000
Guam Quarter 42,600,000 45,000,000 87,600,000
Native American $1 20,020,000 11,900,000 31,920,000
Tyler Presidential $1 0 -1,680,000 -1,680,000
Total 217,020,000 182,020,000 399,040,000

There is no surprise in the skip over of Kennedy half dollars in the production tables. Public demand for the 50 cent pieces has never been high. Shocking, of course, are the missing Jefferson Nickels and Roosevelt Dimes. But then that is old news as the Mint forewarned of their stoppage in April (see CoinNews article: US Mint Halts 2009 Nickel and Dimes Production.)

Collectors will take note of the Lincoln cent and Guam production figures. The latter numbers show the quarters are the scarcest in the series with mintages not seen for quarter-dollars since the 1950s. As far as the Lincoln cents, if the May output trend continues Read the rest of this entry »

Guam Quarter Mintage & Sales Figures

It is safe to say that the low production numbers for Puerto Rico quarters were a source of conversation for those in the industry a couple of months back. For those who were surprised at those historically low levels, they will be shocked to hear of the drop in production for the Guam quarter. And needless to say, the latest US Mint Guam sales figures show demand for the quarters during their first week of sales in bags and rolls is stronger than that experienced by the Puerto Rico quarters.

2009 Quarter Mintage Figures

2009 Quarters
Denver
Philadelphia
Total
District of Columbia 88,800,000 83,600,000 172,400,000
Puerto Rico 86,000,000 53,000,000 139,200,000
Guam  42,600,000 45,000,000 87,600,000
American Samoa 0 0 0
U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0
Northern Mariana Islands 0 0 0
2009 Total Quarter Production:   399,200,000

Figures from the US Mint released Tuesday show that only 87,600,000 Guam quarters were produced, with 45 million of those struck in Philadelphia and 42.6 million at Denver. That accounts for only a bit over 63% of what was issued for the Puerto Rico quarters. Read the rest of this entry »

Circulating Coin Production Update: Charts by US Mint Facility (1999-2009)

Coin production chart collageThe US Mint has updated coin production figures through to April 2009, and the data indicates a further slide for circulating change.

Rather than offer a hodge-podge of numbers that make it difficult to see and compare mintage levels for modern coinage, the included charts visually show trends for a quick analysis.

The US Mint has already said fewer coins will be struck this year. Had the Mint remained silent, it would still be a simple deduction to realize that 2009-dated pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters should be much, much scarcer.
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