James M. writes:Â Hey Doc, I’m new at coin collecting and noticed in looking at some coin books there are no coins minted for the year 1930, could you clear this up for me?
There are certainly coins minted in 1930 but there are fewer issues. It was the beginning of a world wide depression and less commerce meant less need for coins. In the U.S., every denomination except for the half dollar and the dollar were issued. In Europe, few precious metal issues were minted in 1930, though in Britain there were silver Crowns and lower denomination coins minted that year.
