Those Wonderful Small Dollars!
Wednesday September 30, 2009
Every once in a while, I come across a coin related site that is just so well-done and fascinating that I am eager to share it with everyone I talk to. SmallDollars.com is one of those sites! Its entire focus is on the smaller U.S. One Dollar coins of the past 30 years, specifically the Susan B. Anthony Dollar, the Sacagawea Dollar, and the ever popularPresidential Dollars. Coverage on the site includes such fascinating topics as:
- What are Full-Talon Anthony Dollars?
- Anthony Dollar Counterfeits
- Experimental Rinse Sacagawea Dollars
- Sacagawea Dollar VIP Strikes
This is just the tip of the iceberg! If small-module U.S. dollar coins interest you, you could spend hours at this fascinating site, and I bet it it'll be a great one to watch for the inside scoop on the Presidential Dollars, too!
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Comments
the links to individual pages don’t seem to be working for me.
Thanks for sharing! Some very interesting articles and pretty decent photographs to accompany the text. (Which is quite often NOT the case)
Can I get help id this 1 Penny Coin It is a 1938 GEORGIVAS VI D:G:BR:OMN:R:EX F:DINO:IMP. Thanks.
Ray,
I believe you have a penny from the United Kingdom. I have a picture of the front and back of that coin here: http://www.coinbrag.com/e107/pricing.php?id=13940
Susan,
What I found most interesting was this sentence:
” In the mean time, the Anthony Dollar supply was decreasing so quickly that the mint struck 1999 dated Anthony Dollars to fill the need for a dollar coin until the Sacagawea Dollar could be struck and placed into circulation. ”
I had no idea there was an actual “demand” for dollar coins in the U.S. In fact, I wasn’t aware they were really pushed by any organization. I’ve usually had to ask for them at banks.
Coin database: Don’t quote me on this, i believe those were used alot in the gameing industry. Like slot machines. That could have accounted for the demand.
coiny
I have gold nickel 2005 is there something to this coin
SBA dollar coins were in steady demand from self serve car washes, USPS vending machines, self serve pay parking lots, some amusement operators (pool tables and video games) and some vending machine operators. Virtually no slot machines have ever accepted or dispensed the small dollar coins.
Interesting seeing the packaging on the VIP strike… do they do this for all coins like this? I’d love to see a VIP setup for some of the Westward Journey nickels if they did them.