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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 453967, member: 112"]For the most part because the coins were not released by the mint. In the case of the '74 aluminum cents, they were gievn to members Congress but the Congressmen were supposed to give them back. Same for the '64 Peace dollars, they were supposed to give them back.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now some would say what about patterns, the '94-S dime etc. They weren't released by the mint either. But in a way they were, somebody at the mint had to release/sell them to somebody else. So perhaps that is why there is no issue with these coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 453967, member: 112"]For the most part because the coins were not released by the mint. In the case of the '74 aluminum cents, they were gievn to members Congress but the Congressmen were supposed to give them back. Same for the '64 Peace dollars, they were supposed to give them back. Now some would say what about patterns, the '94-S dime etc. They weren't released by the mint either. But in a way they were, somebody at the mint had to release/sell them to somebody else. So perhaps that is why there is no issue with these coins.[/QUOTE]
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