blueberra
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I just finished this week's half dollar box which consisted of 1,000 uncirculated 2023D coins.
After doing a little digging, I discovered that the mint resumed producing half dollars for circulation in 2021 (after a 20 year hiatus) to the tune of about 10 million coins (total mintage was 15 million, but 5 million was for mint sets and other collector items).
2022 produced about 10 million halves, but I could not find the 'for circulation' figures.
2023 was a significant uptick : 58 million halves.
2024 to date : 13 million.
So that's 85 million +/- 'business strikes' over the past 4 years.
A quick look at mint production figures of clad (1971 and later) half dollars is over 2 BILLION coins that do not circulate. They are collecting dust in bags at the Fed, in boxes at the Brinks / Loomis / Garda warehouses, or in forgotten jars throughout the country.
On what planet is there a need for more half dollars? Why waste the taxpayers' money on this boondoggle?
CRHers in the Metrowest region of Massachusetts will soon be seeing these beauties in their own Loomis boxes.
After doing a little digging, I discovered that the mint resumed producing half dollars for circulation in 2021 (after a 20 year hiatus) to the tune of about 10 million coins (total mintage was 15 million, but 5 million was for mint sets and other collector items).
2022 produced about 10 million halves, but I could not find the 'for circulation' figures.
2023 was a significant uptick : 58 million halves.
2024 to date : 13 million.
So that's 85 million +/- 'business strikes' over the past 4 years.
A quick look at mint production figures of clad (1971 and later) half dollars is over 2 BILLION coins that do not circulate. They are collecting dust in bags at the Fed, in boxes at the Brinks / Loomis / Garda warehouses, or in forgotten jars throughout the country.
On what planet is there a need for more half dollars? Why waste the taxpayers' money on this boondoggle?
CRHers in the Metrowest region of Massachusetts will soon be seeing these beauties in their own Loomis boxes.
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