Gyroscopic Investing

Libertarian666 wrote:Here's my favorite:

Now I'm confused... that's a 2009 coin? MMIX? Isn't it older?

ochotona wrote:

Libertarian666 wrote:Here's my favorite:

Now I'm confused... that's a 2009 coin? MMIX? Isn't it older?

No, 2009 is the correct date. It was a restrike of the original ultra-high-relief trial piece, which never went into circulation because it was too fragile.

So they decided to make the planchet much thicker and smaller in diameter so that the ultra-high-relief strike would work properly and result in a "usable" coin (as if anyone would ever circulate one). It's also 24k instead of coin gold, so it's softer. That helps with the strike too.

I got just one more to satisfy my numismatic curiosity. I think I'm done. Back to bullion coins and bars.