Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Mint >> December 2010

Final 2010 annual Mint production totals have been released:

1cent = 4.01083 B
5cents = 490.56 M
10cents = 1.119 B
25cents = 347.0 M
50cents = 3.5 M
1dollar = 402.22 M (including 80.78 M native dollars)

Isolating the December monthly totals:

1cent = 57.6 M
5cents = 3.36 M
10cents = 13.5 M
25cents = none
50cents = none
1dollar = 5.74 M (all native dollars)

The Mint usually winds production down at the end of the gear to gear up for the new year's production schedule. Unlike December '09, the Mint continued to produce coins through December, though at reduced levels compared to Decembers 2006-2008.

I am surprised they struck any dollar coins this December. With none reported in November, I thought the Mint was done making dollar coins for the year.

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