What is the longest running coin series from your home country? A series that is still being issued to this day.
For the U.S., the longest current coin series is the Lincoln cent. It has been minted since 1909, one hundred six years running. It has had several composition changes from bronze to copper coated zinc.
The longest running U.S. coin series that has the same metallic composition today as it did the first year it was minted is the Jefferson 5 cent piece, or nickel. It has been 75% copper and 25% nickel since 1938. Its metal content was only changed during WWII to conserve nickel and copper for the war effort; from October 1942 through the end of 1945 the nickel was 56% copper, 35% silver and 9% manganese( a rather odd mix.)
Except for the Swiss Rappen, I don't know of any other coin series that is still running for as long as the Lincoln cent.
Unfortunately as a eurozone inhabitant there is no more series in my country before 1999 (as French euro coin minting years started in 1999).
But can we consider Lincoln cents as a continuous series? I wouldn't. Not only because of the zinc-plated war coin or the turn to a copper-plated coin. The Memorial penny series ended in 2008, followed by commemorative pennies and finally a new Shield series started in 2010.
Same statement for the Jefferson nickel. Including the composition change, there is a change of effigies since 2004 with a 2-year commemorative series followed by a new portrait of Jefferson in 2006.
For me the real longer US series still undiscontinued is the Roosevelt dime with its 1965 composition.
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Citação: chomp-masterUnfortunately as a eurozone inhabitant there is no more series in my country before 1999 (as French euro coin minting years started in 1999).
But can we consider Lincoln cents as a continuous series? I wouldn't. Not only because of the zinc-plated war coin or the turn to a copper-plated coin. The Memorial penny series ended in 2008, followed by commemorative pennies and finally a new Shield series started in 2010.
Same statement for the Jefferson nickel. Including the composition change, there is a change of effigies since 2004 with a 2-year commemorative series followed by a new portrait of Jefferson in 2006.
For me the real longer US series still undiscontinued is the Roosevelt dime with its 1965 composition.
Well, you have a point, but the obverse on both of the designs you called into question has remained the same and so has the diameter. But, I suppose technically you are correct. What about the 10 rappen mentioned above? Has it gone through any design changes since 1939?
So we'll set the mark at 50 years for the U.S. dime.
Citação: chomp-masterUnfortunately as a eurozone inhabitant there is no more series in my country before 1999 (as French euro coin minting years started in 1999).
But can we consider Lincoln cents as a continuous series? I wouldn't. Not only because of the zinc-plated war coin or the turn to a copper-plated coin. The Memorial penny series ended in 2008, followed by commemorative pennies and finally a new Shield series started in 2010.
Same statement for the Jefferson nickel. Including the composition change, there is a change of effigies since 2004 with a 2-year commemorative series followed by a new portrait of Jefferson in 2006.
For me the real longer US series still undiscontinued is the Roosevelt dime with its 1965 composition.
Well, you have a point, but the obverse on both of the designs you called into question has remained the same and so has the diameter. But, I suppose technically you are correct. What about the 10 rappen mentioned above? Has it gone through any design changes since 1939?
So we'll set the mark at 50 years for the U.S. dime.
After verifications it's the actual 20 rappen coin which was 1st minted in 1939, not the 10 rappen (1940, just one year later), and this statement take in count metallic discontinuations (if not, the 10 rappen would reach the XIXth century)
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The longest running coins from my country were the 1, 5, 10, 50 Pfennig and 1 Mark from 1950 - 1994 (1 Mark: the last time minted for circulation), 1995 (50 Pfennig ...) 1996 (1, 5 and 10 Pfennig ...) or 2001 (all: last collectors editions).
If you ignore the writing style and the ruler change the Japanese 5 Yen coin had the same material and shape for the last 66 years.
Citação: IdolenzIf you ignore the writing style and the ruler change the Japanese 5 Yen coin had the same material and shape for the last 66 years.
I was about to mention the above when I was reading the second post.... I will include the 1 Yen, 10 Yen (Smooth), 50 Yen, and the 100 Yen in the same group only 12 years younger!
Citação: ZacUK1871 to 2015 = 144 years
1 Sovereign
United Kingdom
All 22mm and have the same George and dragon reverse;
the only change is the obverse portraits.
Better one: maundy coinage. Same obverse since Elizabeth rules.
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Citação: ZacUK1871 to 2015 = 144 years
1 Sovereign
United Kingdom
All 22mm and have the same George and dragon reverse;
the only change is the obverse portraits.
That is a stretch, Zak. How many gold sovereigns do you see nowadays in circulation?. The sovereign hasn't been legal tender since 1932. It is now a bullion coin, which I believe doesn't count.
Citação: ZacUK1871 to 2015 = 144 years
1 Sovereign
United Kingdom
All 22mm and have the same George and dragon reverse;
the only change is the obverse portraits.
Better one: maundy coinage. Same obverse since Elizabeth rules.
I was not sure about maundy money, but with decimalization the best it could be as a long running series is from 1971.
Maundy money wasn't affected by decimalization, all coins from 1 penny to 4 pence remained the same.
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Citação: ZacUK1871 to 2015 = 144 years
1 Sovereign
United Kingdom
All 22mm and have the same George and dragon reverse;
the only change is the obverse portraits.
What about the penny? sure they have changed over the years but the penny denomination dates back to medieval times
The Maundy coinage dates back to 1680. The issue with British coinage is the decimalization in 1971. That completely changed the coinage for the U.K., and for a lot of other countries as well. I actually prefer the old British coinage; sometimes tradition is better than logic. People still say I haven't got a farthing. Or do they?
Citação: Fluke"I haven't got a Penny" is the common one here in the UK.
Okay. I guess that was a saying a few centuries ago.
We say that over here, too. "I haven't got a penny" Although, technically it is really a cent for our coinage. We also say "I haven't got a cent" as well.
Okay. I guess that was a saying a few centuries ago.