A key coin from the United States Mint this year is the 2015-W Enhanced Uncirculated Native American dollar that’s only within the 2015 American $1 Coin and Currency Set. It’s the showpiece of the set; the main reason for spending $14.95 to get one. Sales of which, are at 62,445 as of Sunday. That’s up 10,840 from a week earlier and is 69.4% of the maxium 90,000.
Making them unique, coins of the set are struck by dies that had their details wire-brushed for brilliance and laser-frosted for contrast. This U.S. Mint color-coded graphic illustrates the resulting finishes:
In the die production stage, the fields and artwork are wire brushed. This step results in a base finish that is bright but without all the polished characteristics of a proof coin. A laser then passes over preprogrammed design elements and at different intensities to create two contrasting frost levels. The color key for the graphic above describes the three treatments:
- Red for areas left from the bright wire brushing finish,
- Orange for regions of standard laser frosting, and
- Green for areas of light laser frosting.
The enhanced uncirculated dollar is only the second from the series of Native American $1 Coins. The first was the 2014 dollar within last year’s 2014 American $1 Coin and Currency Set. That one was struck at the Denver Mint and featured a different reverse design. This year’s coin bears a design honoring the Mohawk Ironworkers and is made at the West Point Mint, which traditionally strikes only silver, gold and platinum coins.
In addition to the coin, the set includes a Series 2013 $1 Federal Reserve note from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Each has a starting serial number of ‘911’ in honor of the Mohawk Ironworkers recovery efforts after the collapse of the World Trade Center twin towers in 2001. As an added bonus for buyers of multiple sets, many are finding that the serial numbers on their bills are in sequential order.
The U.S. Mint’s product page for the set is right here.
Just received grades from NGC, four SP 70s and one SP 69.
Area the areas of enhancement on the 2015 dollar consistent with the 2014 coin?
A rare opportunity to buy this set at $14.95.
I think this finish looks much better than the reverse proof presidential versions.
This is a worthy collectible but don’t put your 401 K in it.
Mark
how many sets total you submit….
kollectorz,
I submitted 5 sets.
I ordered 2 sets on Sept 2nd now back order Sept 20th 2015
At a 90,000 mintage it is a gamble to have these graded. If the subject matter were more traditional and the mintage lower there would be a much better chance of this appreciating to a profitable value. I am speaking to those who are purchasing additional coins beyond their own personal collections.
With a Population over 300 Million a mintage of 90,000 doesn’t seem a lot. How many active coin collectors do you think we have in the US ? Some say between 100,000 and 1 million active coin collectors. With over 60,000 sold reaching 90,000 should be no problem with the number of collectors out there. You would think.
mark
thanks for the info