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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;okbustchaser, post: 2722301, member: 72642&quot;]Several contributing factors--although probably not the only ones...</p><p><br /></p><p>First, 1827 was the first year the mintage exceeded 3.5 million and it did so by almost 2 million coins at 5.49 million.&nbsp; The dies simply weren&#039;t ready for that kind of output.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, 4 of the die marriages were struck using reverse dies that were already worn out from previous usage during 1825 and 1826 and therefore didn&#039;t produce as many coins as new ones would have.</p><p><br /></p><p>Third, 3 of the die marriages although they are dated 1827 were actually struck in 1828 and included in that year&#039;s mintage total.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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