Couple cool coins

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jarlbartar

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Glad to hear from ya, its been a while. Good finds! Where did you find the SBA (bag, teller tray)?
 

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conleytheking

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jarlbartar said:
Glad to hear from ya, its been a while. Good finds! Where did you find the SBA (bag, teller tray)?

That one was actually from a gas station lol.
There is one gas station that I know saves coins for me so I try to stop in about once a week.
 

Diver_Down

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Neat bit of history on the SBA. Note the date. 18 years after the last mintage. Do you know why?


[I know why. I'm just curious if others know why]
 

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Colorerized coins definitely enhance their beauty. I have a whole collection of the colorized state quarter set. FYI, I only found 1 1970 half so far. They are almost nonexistant. Nice pics.
 

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Neat bit of history on the SBA. Note the date. 18 years after the last mintage. Do you know why?


[I know why. I'm just curious if others know why]

Dollar coins were going to be restored, but dies for the new design were not ready, so they made SBAs.
 

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Dollar coins were going to be restored, but dies for the new design were not ready, so they made SBAs.

Partly correct. Mentioning why they would be minted, when the legislation for the Sac dollar had already been approved is the big question. Yes, the dies were not ready for Sac so SBA was dusted off. But a year early and after a hiatus of 18 years? Why couldn't it wait 1 more?

A very powerful lobby had pushed congress to mint the SBA in 1999. Apparently there was an insufficient supply of dollar coins for the Vending Machine Lobby. They are solely responsible for pushing the timetable up a year. Now think back to 1999... How many vending machines can you recall that used dollar coins?
 

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