I love mules as my avatar shows. I was wondering what the most common US mule is? There are some wacky mules that I think are simply stunning.
Since mules are so rare and uncommon, it's hard to say which the "most common" are. I'd say if you find two or three of a kind then that's the most common.
Lehigh96, is that for real? Is it a coin you own? Wow! What a neat mule! I bet that it is an excellent conversation piece. It is very odd that the reverse that was used did not appear on a coin until 8 years later. How the heck did that happen?
Simple... just upload pictures of two different coins. By the way, any Mule found for coins in the past 50-60 years are almost certainly deliberately created by Mint employees. And probably the same for the past 100 years. The way dies are made now makes it impossible to substitute a hammer die for a anvil die, or vice versa.
Most common has to be the 1807 draped bust heraldic eagle dime/quarter eagle mule, 165,000 pieces struck. Probably an R-2, maybe R-3 today.
While the OP doesn't specify U.S. Mint mules, I imagine that's what they meant but if you like mules, Hard Times & Civil War Tokens are kewl to collect. :thumb: Plus, some of those mules are very rare and easy to miss, if you don't know what you're looking for. Ribbit
For the past few months I have been searching for a cool mule to add to my "colonial" type set and here are two examples of, what seems like, the most readily available/obtainable mulings. I think they are pretty boss and was hoping others who share my enthusiasm could post some photos and other information on different or obscure "colonial mulings." Irish Halfpenny with Liberty and Security From [L=NFCcoins]http://www.nfccoins.com/index.aspx?content=index[/L] Obverse- Reverse- Link to ND for more [L=information]http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinText/WashLIBERTYsec.html[/L] LIBERTY & COMMERCE with JOHN HOWARD . F . R . S PHILANTHROPIST From [L=Northeast Numismatics]http://northeastnumismatics.com/inventory.jsp[/L] Obverse- Reverse- Link to ND for more [L=information]http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinText/TALCent.1.html[/L] Here is one from the CRO archives: It was in a PCGS Proof-66 brown holder. Here is a "regular" 1794 Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent: And here is the same obverse muled to an unrelated 'Stork' reverse (which interestingly bears the date of 1793, making this a double-dated 1794/1793 token): This rare example is in the upcoming Stack's sale.
