My Lowest Mintage Coin

My lowest mintage US coin is 1907 proof V-nickel.

It is the lowest of the series mintage at 1,475 pieces.

 

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You wouldn't be rich because of the coin. You would have had to be rich to buy the coin in the first place!

 

US-1872 S Seated Liberty Dollar mintage 9,000.
Edited to add Ancient:
Greek, EL 1/3 Stater, 650-561 BC Kingdom of Lydia, Sardis mint in ICG VF 35 slab-mintage unknown.

 

Sorry...no pictures available today. A few of my lowest mintage coins are: 1879 Trade $1 (PRF 64 Cameo) - 1541, 1858 Flying Eagle Cent (MS 63) - 1614, 1871 Indian Princess $3 (AU58) - 1300.

 

I posted a collage of my top 9 lowest mintage on my Instagram recently, so here they are. As others have said, it’s worth noting that low mintage doesn’t necessarily mean it is rare. Some of the coins have survival rates likely >99%, while others are closer to 3%.

1. 1997 Matte Proof Jefferson Nickel (25,000)
2. 1935 Connecticut Tercentenary Half Dollar (25,018)
3. 1828 Capped Bust Dime (small date) (Est. 35,000)
4. 1825 Half Cent (63,000)
5. 1822 Capped Bust Quarter (64,080)
6. 1815 Capped Bust Quarter (89,235)
7. 2019-S Enhanced Reverse Proof Half Dollar (100,000)
8. 1828 Capped Bust Quarter (106,000)
9. 1820 Capped Bust Quarter (127,444)

 

1885 quarter eagle, mintage 800. I think PCGS estimates 300 survive.

 

Now if everyone just understood that, especially newbies.

 

A few of the of the low mintage coins in my collection:


1793 Chain Cent - 36103 minted



1794 Half Cent - 35334 minted


1804 Draped Bust Quarter - 6738 minted


1804 Cent - 96500 minted

 

The 1836 Reeded Edge 50 Cent coin has a reported mintage of only 1500+.
However, availability indicates more than that were actually minted.
Approx. 3000-5000.




1862 Dollar - mintage 11540



1870-CC Seated Dollar - mintage 11758

 

In addition, I have these coins, but their exact mintages aren't known. PCGS has estimated survival counts, but I'm not sure I believe all of these.

1942-D 2/1 Mercury Dime - 3,000
1942/1 Mercury Dime - 3,500
1918-D 8/7 Buffalo Nickel - 7,000
1937-D 3-Leg Buffalo Nickel - 10,000
1922 No D Lincoln Cent, Strong Reverse - 15,000

Also have the 1983 Double Die Reverse Lincoln Cent and the 1982 No P Roosevelt Dime, strong strike, but PCGS doesn't venture estimated survivals on these.