2010 US coin production, No Nickels, Dime P only

I thought this was interesting.

2010 US Mint Coin Production Figures
………………………………………….March 2010…….YTD
Lincoln Cent - Denver-------165.20 M------294.00 M
Lincoln Cent - Phil. ----------128.80 M -----278.03 M
Jefferson Nickel - Denver ------0 ---------- 0
Jefferson Nickel - Phil. --------0 ----------- 0
Roosevelt Dime - Denver -----0 ----------- 0
Roosevelt Dime - Phil. ---------0 ----------19.00 M
Quarters - Denver -----------19.00 M -----19.00 M
Quarters - Phil. ---------------23.40 M ----23.40 M
Kennedy Half - Denver ---------0 ---------1.70 M
Kennedy Half - Phil. ------------0 ----------1.80 M
Native Am Dollar - Denver -----0 ---------14.00 M
Native Am Dollar - Phil. -------8.26 M -----32.06 M
Pres Dollar - Denver ----------21.42 M -----58.38 M
Pres Dollar - Phil. -------------18.34 M -----55.86 M

Total ---------------------------384.42 M -----797.23 M

 

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Do you think these will be worth more in the future?

 

Since it is only April, We will not know if 2010 will become a key year yet. but if this is a low production year of nickels and dimes, then yes they will become a collectors item. And of course if there are no nickels for 2010. They will have no value. ;-)

 

Well I imagine if you find a 2010 nickel you'd be pretty lucky. I just bid on a 2010 Kennedy Half Dollar in amazing condition. I'll stow it away for a while and we'll see what happens.

 

I wonder if they'll even mint them this year, they don't have to if they've got more than enough right?

 

They don't "have" to do anything. I assume they may make a few, maybe not though.

 

For some coins the legislation that authorizes them requires mintage "in quantities sufficient to meet public demand". Anyone know if nickels are in that category?

The Mint is losing money making nickels. The metal content alone is worth more than 5 cents.

 

I have heard often on this forum that the U.S. Mint does not like to produce rarities. My guess is that they will produce plenty by the end of the year. We may not see them this year though. TC

 

The answer seems so simple as to just change the metal composition, can they not do that?

 

This means they haven't produced nickels in over a year.

I really think 2010 will end up being much lower than last year. It should be interesting.

 

Yes this will be one of those years people will look back at the mintage in 50 years and say "Wow I wish I would have kept that coin".

 

Three years ago, I doubt anyone would guess we'd be discussing this. I first found a 2009-P dime last week. We may not have to worry about finding some of the 2010s, but I'd be surprised if it comes to that.

 

As I've mentioned in other threads, I think that the mint has decided to not make nickels since it cost $0.06 in RM costs for each one. That doesn't even count conversion and overhead costs. The recession must be making alot of people return coins from their stashes. It has placed a glut of coins into the market and reduced the need to make more of them. I think that 2009 and 2010 are going to be collector years in the future.

 

I have a question though. If so many coins are being thrown back into circulation, then why is the mint still making so many Lincolns? I can see there being more of them being put back into circulation than anything else.

 

Great info!! Thanks

 

Is 19M the final dime mintage?

Without looking, that sounds awful low for a modern issue in this denomination....

Hmmmmm

 

so ppl can start melting the copper ones?

 

No, that is not final at all. That is just the up to date mintage for the year.....so far. The Mint has not announced anything regarding the rest of the year. Presumably, they could release the 2009 D dimes and nickels in a month or so, then due to orders, start minting 2010 dimes and nickels this summer.

Or, as I think is very possible, the economy will continue to be bad, people will continue to turn in coins from their jars at home at a record pace, and the mint will have extremely low mintage for dimes and nickels or not produce any at all. I really believe that 2010 will be a very low mintage year, not like 2009, in which it was lower than normal, but not truly low.

 

I think it's too early to tell. The economy is doing far better so far this year so I imagine money will begin circulating to the point that the general population will notice. Shipping volumes are up over 400% over last year, so people are spending massive amounts of money somewhere.
Guy~

 

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http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wc...1&parent_category_rn=10156&top_category=10156