For background on this post, see Introducing a new bartering currency—the first coin: 1/2 Troy oz pure silver .999 fine.
I got my first coins yesterday and thought I’d take some pictures. I’ll update this post with pictures of all the various sizes, as they are made. Feel free to download and use the pictures to tell people about the currency.
1/2-oz Troy, .999 Fine Silver
There was a mistake made to the dies. The Collector’s Mint only deals with collector’s items, so when the die-maker at the American National Mint got the order to make the dies and read “Brilliant Uncirculated” (BU) condition on the order sheet, he figured that it must be wrong and made the dies for “Proof” condition, instead. The first strike run was for 500 coins. However, after they struck the first 134 coins, they had to wait a few more days before striking the rest because not all of the needed planchets had arrived, so they shipped out the 134 coins to The Collector’s Mint. When The Collector’s Mint got the coins and saw that they were in “Proof” condition, they ordered the dies fixed so that all subsequent coins would be in “Brilliant Uncirculated” condition. The dies now only produce coins in BU condition. (The difference between Proof and BU condition is that the Proof coins have a mirrored finish and frosted letters, while BU is a non-numismatic bullion coin.) It was never the intention to produce numismatic coins, but apparently there are now 134 of them. The following pictures are of Proof condition coins.
Obverse of a Proof Condition Silver 1/2-oz Bartering Currency Coin - Contrast Increased
Reverse of a Proof Condition Silver 1/2-oz Bartering Currency Coin - Contrast Increased
A Stack of Proof Condition Silver 1/2-oz Bartering Currency Coins
A Pile of Proof Condition Silver 1/2-oz Bartering Currency Coins
Obverse Close-up of a Pile of Proof Condition Silver 1/2-oz Bartering Currency Coins
Reverse Close-up of a Pile of Proof Condition Silver 1/2-oz Bartering Currency Coins
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