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Today we’re taking a quick look at the most common group of modern US Mint dies currently on the market; The 50 State Quarters Coin & Die Sets which were released over a span of 10 years, from 1999-2008. The sets were issued from both the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, and unfortunately, once again, the dies were completely defaced prior to release.
The 1999 sets, which were the first year of issue, came in the same priority mail box presentation as earlier US Mint Die releases, like the 1998 Coin & Die Sets I showed in my previous video. Then, beginning in 2000 thru 2008 the Mint began releasing the sets in these blue boxes inside a white outer sleeve. Other than the black pouches included in the 1999 sets, all sets contained the same 3 items; a US Mint Quarter Die, a 50 State Quarter struck with the die, and a COA. The COA contains the Die Specifications, ranging from press type, to number of strikes.
So even though these 2 dies are practically identical except for their serial numbers, their COAs tell different stories.
One is from Denver and the other from Philadelphia. They were used on different press types, and were issued under different Mint Directors. What’s most interesting to me is how long they were in use, number of strikes, and the reason for retirement. Circulation Coin Dies don’t tend to last very long due to the extremely high number of strikes. Both of these were put into service one day, and were retired the next. Sometimes they are even retired the very same day, but on rare occasions they last a few days to strike an even larger number of coins, like this one that lasted 4 weekdays, and struck 713k coins, before wearing out.
There are a variety of other reasons given for retirement, like “cracked”, “damaged”, “come together” and “piece out engraving”
I have never seen or even heard of someone collecting all 50 sets. Somebody out there has probably done it at this point, but it’s just not that kind of item. Most people that own one of these sets probably only have the one from their state. Since all the dies in these sets are completely defaced, really the only difference between sets is the COA . There’s nothing significantly different from 1 die to the next other than the serial number.
I believe these sets were priced at $34.95 when issued, and that may not sound high, but consider that silver spot was between $5 and $6 an oz at the time. So these were priced at the equivalent of 6 oz of silver.
Needless to say, buying one of these sets new from the Mint would’ve been a terrible investment since they are still currently worth between $30 and $40 bucks. About the same as what you can currently get 1 ASE for.
In conclusion, it can be fun to hunt down a set from your State, and I think it’s cool to be able to read the Die Specifications, but these sets continue to remain relatively unpopular because of the fact that none of the die face remains visible. I really wish the Mint had left at least a small portion of the original die face for collectors to enjoy. Even so, these sets are interesting conversation pieces, and can still help educate ourselves on what dies look and feel like.
In my next video we’ll briefly take a look at the final group of modern US Mint Dies; the Westward Journey Nickel Coin & Die sets, so stay tuned for that video! Share your thoughts on the State Quarter Die Sets in the comments below, and let me know if you own a set. If you’re new to the channel, don’t forget to subscribe, and if you enjoyed this video feel free to give it a like, and share it with a numismatic friend. Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you in the next one!
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