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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 06-09-2004, 09:17 AM   #1 (permalink) National dealer Numismatist   Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,387 An easy trivia question. Okay ladies and gentlemen. Here is an easy trivia question. Remember that this is for learning and for fun, not prizes. The US Mint has produced "Cents" from 1793 through 2004, with the exception of 1 year. What year did the Mint not produce a one cent coin, and why?   06-09-2004, 10:03 AM   #2 (permalink) CohibaCris Senior Member     Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 435 1815 - No one cent coins were minted due to the shortage of copper b/c of the War of 1812. Close? Dead on? __________________ "Liberty can not be preserved without general knowledge among people." (August 1765) John Adams First Atta-boy - 6/9/04 Nosce te ipsum - Know Thyself   06-09-2004, 12:50 PM   #3 (permalink) rbm86 Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 520 Sounds like Cohiba is right. That's quite a run --- most other denominations have major breaks in years. I guess the cent is the Cal Ripken of coins!!!   06-09-2004, 10:57 PM   #4 (permalink) joecoin Senior Member     Join Date: May 2004 Location: northern Ohio, USA Posts: 174 Quote: Originally Posted by CohibaCris 1815 - No one cent coins were minted due to the shortage of copper b/c of the War of 1812. Close? Dead on? The reason for the shortage was an embargo enacted by Great Britain. The US mint aquired all of its blank planchets from the firm of Boulton & Watt in Birmingham, England. All of the planchets on hand were used up by the end of 1814. In fact, the mint had been buying scrap copper on the open market and rolling it and making planchets in house. Some of these coins are very dark. In 1816 the embargo was lifted and production resumed. __________________ Joe   06-09-2004, 03:11 PM   #5 (permalink) Wankler Member     Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 83 The war of 1812,,, yes, a place I frequently play rec ball at (Paintball) just recreated that war. Pretty fun I must say!   06-09-2004, 09:58 PM   #6 (permalink) National dealer Numismatist   Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,387 1815 is right, and yes it was a shortage of copper. Good job! Atta-boy.   06-12-2004, 07:22 PM   #7 (permalink) jody526 Sic Semper Tyrannis     Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Patrick County, Virginia Posts: 3,025 My Mood: What was the only coin denomination minted in 1816, and why?   06-12-2004, 07:44 PM   #8 (permalink) satootoko Retired   Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,822 According to the Red Book there were 2,820,982 copper large cents minted that year. Why nothing else? I sure don't know, but a metal shortage resulting from the War of 1812 doesn't make much sense as a reason for only minting copper.   06-12-2004, 07:47 PM   #9 (permalink) jody526 Sic Semper Tyrannis     Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Patrick County, Virginia Posts: 3,025 My Mood: Good answer satootoko. Maybe someone else can tell us why it was the only coin minted that year.   06-12-2004, 09:33 PM   #10 (permalink) National dealer Numismatist   Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,387 Here is a little extra insight. The mint made Half dollars the first week and a half in 1816, but all were dated 1815. On Jan. 11, 1816 at 2am, a neighbor dumped hot ashes into a barrel next to an outbuilding of the mint. The ensuing fire destroyed the Mint's rolling mills. These mills were needed to roll out the metal to make the planchets for silver and gold. As a result, only the cent could be produced.   06-12-2004, 11:42 PM   #11 (permalink) jody526 Sic Semper Tyrannis     Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Patrick County, Virginia Posts: 3,025 My Mood: Great answer ND!   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « 2009 Lincoln Cent Reverse | Presdient Ronald Reagan on U.S. Coins? » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post Christmas trivia question in contest section National dealer US Coins Forum 42 01-04-2005 08:47 PM Another Trivia Question GunLocators US Coins Forum 2 07-18-2004 05:32 PM Trivia Question GunLocators US Coins Forum 3 07-18-2004 03:04 AM Trivia - not so easy GDJMSP US Coins Forum 16 06-15-2004 10:46 PM Trivia or no trivia, that is the question. joecoin US Coins Forum 7 06-15-2004 10:31 PM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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