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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PennyGuy, post: 637469, member: 17502&quot;]Don&#039;t have any info on current coins but in &quot;Getting Your Two Cents Worth&quot; by Kevin Flynn, on page 12 he reports the number of Business Strike and Proof 2 cent pieces that were melted each year.&nbsp; Not the year of the coin, just what year the coins were melted. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Year&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Number Melted</p><p>1871&nbsp; &nbsp; 3,073,329</p><p>1872&nbsp; &nbsp; 3,483,433</p><p>1873&nbsp; &nbsp; 1,689,140</p><p>1874&nbsp; &nbsp; 1,674,201</p><p>1875&nbsp; &nbsp; 1,059,218</p><p>1876&nbsp; &nbsp; 1,269,340</p><p>1877&nbsp; &nbsp; 1,134,469</p><p>1878&nbsp; &nbsp; 1,921,931</p><p>1879&nbsp; &nbsp; 1,890,313</p><p>1880&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 281,220</p><p>1881&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 81,347</p><p>Total&nbsp;&nbsp; 17,557,941</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The author cites the Record of Minor Coins Redeemed 1871-83 from the National Archives.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So, yes someone did at one time keep track of the number of pieces melted, but not by year or mint mark.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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