mgk920 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 A couple of days ago, I received a moderately circulated 2013-D Sac $1 (the one with the 'TREATY WITH THE DELAWARES 1778' design on the back) in payment from a customer at work. $1 coins are fairly common here in NE Wisconsin due to the numerous workplace breakroom vending machines, among other places, that use them. About ten years or so ago I observed that the USMint appeared to be disposing of unsold inventory of collector-issue business strike coins (ie, rolls, 'short' mint bags, etc) by placing the coins into circulation, this due to the large number of ultra-low mintage mid-00s $1s that I had been finding in circulation in the area at that time.Is this a reasonable assumption regarding this recent-dated Sac? BTW, I like the design on this coin. [rantmode]JUST PLEASE PLACE THE DATE/MINTMARK BACK ON A FLAT SIDE! OK? Thanx! [/rantmode]Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Could be the mint Mike or maybe a collector in the area who keeps what they need and then dumps the rest. Glad to hear the dollar coins are circulating there. I don't think I've ever seen one in change here - other than those that I spend and at coin club meetings and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Very lucky for you! I didn't know about the low mintages! I'll have to go find some! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgk920 Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Yea, according to the USMint's website, 1.82M 2013-D Sac $1s were struck.Poking around as much as I can on their site, it and the 'P' (also 1.82M) appear to have the lowest production totals of any business strike varieties of USA small $1s (1979 and later). Most of the Sacs from 2012-later appear to be in the 2-3M each range. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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