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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 985544, member: 6036&quot;]Unlikely. There were very, very few coin collectors in the US in 1826. But hey... there were a few early coins which were set aside by collectors, so I suppose this could be one of &#039;em. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There was no Federal Reserve at the time. I&#039;m told these halves were how we paid the mortgage on the Louisiana Purchase. Whether that&#039;s true or not, these coins were often shipped in mint-sealed bags between banks, both domestically and internationally. It&#039;s not impossible a bag sat around in a bank, undisturbed, for many years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, the coins on the bottom got baggy... but someone had to be the lucky one on top ! This is the one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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