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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;treylxapi47, post: 1890099, member: 41863&quot;]Why did the production of Seated Half Dollars drop off dramatically after 1878? </p><p><br /></p><p>In 1878 there were 1,377,600 minted at the Philadelphia Mint</p><p><br /></p><p>1878-CC 62,000</p><p>1878-S&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 12,000</p><p><br /></p><p>Then from 1879 on to 1887 it never breaks the 10,000 coin barrier except for in 1881 when exactly 10,000 were minted. Most years were stuck around half that figure at approximately 5,000</p><p><br /></p><p>1888, 1889, and 1890 all had around 12,000 minted each year. </p><p><br /></p><p>Finally the last year we had a Seated Half Dollar in 1891 there were 200,000 coins minted. </p><p><br /></p><p>Why were there so few made those last 10 years, and why are the prices so low for these coins with such low mintage numbers? This doesnt make any sense to me, but I know there is an answer out there. It would seem that by the guides these coins are extremely under priced with MS-63 example barely breaking the $1000 price barrier.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any seasoned collectors with any insight into this phenomenon? I may have to snag a few of these coins from these years to put up for awhile if they have a decent potential for increasing in value in the not so distant future.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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