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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jason.A, post: 3165716, member: 87620&quot;]That&#039;s what I was worried about. </p><p><a href="http://www.numismaticnews.net/article/silver_dollar_rush_hurt_1921_dime_mintages" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismaticnews.net/article/silver_dollar_rush_hurt_1921_dime_mintages" rel="nofollow">http://www.numismaticnews.net/article/silver_dollar_rush_hurt_1921_dime_mintages</a></p><p>The story behind the 1921, as well as the 1921-D, is basically the simple fact that 1921 was not a normal year. The United States, thanks to the Pittman Act, had melted more than 270 million silver dollars back in 1918. The dollars were needed not for regular commerce but to back Silver Certificates. Without them, the government had to issue short term notes that paid 2 percent interest. That made replacing the dollars a high priority to avoid paying additional interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the rush to produce silver dollars, the production of all other denominations suffered, especially in 1921 and 1922. The mintages of many denominations were much lower during those years than was normal and we see that in the fact that the Mercury dime was not even made at all three of the facilities in 1921.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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