can anyone tell me why red book changed mintage figures on 1921 al. commerative?

red book mintage figures ​

1964 - 2007 ​

1921 alabama PLAIN 59,038 minted
1921 alabama 2x2 6,006 minted​

2008​

1921 alabama PLAIn 49,038 minted
1921 alabama 2X2 15,014 minted​

1964 being the oldest r.b. i have....through 2007 mintage stayed the same​

any ideas why it changed? cant be a hoard ..#'s dont jibe​

thanks for any ideas...........​

 

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Strange...

Aw who am I kidding. I've got no idea.

 

At first glance I was going to say a typo.... Maybe for the Plain since only one number changed, but for the 2x2 that couldn't be a typo.... but you never know.

 

12th ed (1959) has
6,006 2X2
49,038 no 2X2

14th and 15th ed (1961 and 62) have
6006 2X2
59038 w/o 2X2

62nd ed (2009) has
15,014 2X2
49, 038 w/o 2X2

Breen encyclopedia has
6000 + 6 assay 2X2 in Oct.
64,000 + 38 assay no 2X2 in Dec.
Melted 5,000 plain

 

The Authoritative Reference on Commemorative Coins 1892 - 1954 (Flynn 2008) reports:

Struck Assay Melted Net

1921
64,038 38 5,000 59,000

1921 2X2
6,006 6 0 6,000

 

Per the RB folks:
Additional research by Dave Bowers during his book on the Commems caused the revision of the mintage figures.

 

Awfully nice for them to cite that.

There are rampant errors in the RB though. From my 2008 edition, pg 94 - "1793 cent, Strawberry leaf variety - AG-3: $800" I'll take 20, please. Thank you.

 

thanks for the responses.........all plausible.....but ..........
if what thenoost says about red book mtg #'s............i.e.

1959 no 2x2 49k+
1961 no 2x2 59k+ (through 2008 red book)
2009 no 2x2 49k+ (that in itself raises ? why? bowers or no.....)

it seems to be an issue with redbook....
more a puzzle then ever.........including 2x2 mtg.numbers
again i thank you for the responses............more d&d required....
but food for thought..................thanks

 

Typo in 1961 book that was then carried forward until discovered and corrected in 2009.