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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3616050, member: 112"]And that, the reasons, are really the crux of the issue. And they vary widely from country to country and date range to date range. Sometimes it's because no coins of a given denomination are need in a particular year or group of years. Other times it's a political consideration, or maybe because of war. Other times it's due to a materials shortage, or even rampant counterfeiting by other nation states. And with some coins there have multiple reasons, each occurring in different time frames. The reasons are almost as numerous as the coins affected.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Netherlands gold ducat for example. It was first struck in 1586, and is still being minted today in the same basic design and specs. But there have been many, many gaps - years where none were minted - and for many different reasons, including all of those I mentioned above. But each time it has come back.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3616050, member: 112"]And that, the reasons, are really the crux of the issue. And they vary widely from country to country and date range to date range. Sometimes it's because no coins of a given denomination are need in a particular year or group of years. Other times it's a political consideration, or maybe because of war. Other times it's due to a materials shortage, or even rampant counterfeiting by other nation states. And with some coins there have multiple reasons, each occurring in different time frames. The reasons are almost as numerous as the coins affected. The Netherlands gold ducat for example. It was first struck in 1586, and is still being minted today in the same basic design and specs. But there have been many, many gaps - years where none were minted - and for many different reasons, including all of those I mentioned above. But each time it has come back.[/QUOTE]
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