Mintage figures run from high of 750,000,000 examples of the 1852 half penny, and 750,000 in 1850 and 1854, There were 1,854 bronze tokens (KM# Tn3a) struck in 1854 and an indication that some were struck in 1857, but ...
Quote from: Larry on October 23, 2010, 11:21:23 AMMintage figures run from high of 750,000,000 examples of the 1852 half penny, and 750,000 in 1850 and 1854, There were 1,854 bronze tokens (KM# Tn3a) struck in 1854 and an indication that some were struck in 1857, but ... Larry, I have to ask about your reading of the facts published by the Krause SCWC. The number 750 million is way too large. It would have been coinage for several major nations at the same time. In that year 1854, the UK pounded out only 12 million copper pennies. Also, note that in the tables, where there is no mintage figure for the Proof, there are figures for business strikes. 1857 was not a "proof only" year. At least that's how I read it.Your coin is remarkable, for sure. Anyone who has not owned one, ought to. Even in Very Fine or XF, these are stunning, far superior to anything coming from Philadelphia at the time. They are very easy for American collectors to overgrade, not knowing what to expect.