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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 457527, member: 15309&quot;]I need someone to explain this to me.&nbsp; I was under the impression that specimen coins came from the early days of the US mint when they didn&#039;t have the technology to create the coins that looked like later proofs.&nbsp; Although the appearance of specimen strikes differed from business strikes, they did not resemble a proof coin with watery surfaces and bold even details.</p><p><br /></p><p>The mint certainly had the ability to create a high grade proof with cameo contrast as a presentation piece in 1854 if they so desired.&nbsp; Why would the mint use a 30+ year old process and create a specimen strike?&nbsp; It just does not make any sense.&nbsp; The mint decides to make a unique proof as a presentation piece, but then uses an out of date procedure to complete the undertaking.&nbsp; Considering that there are no proofs for this date, is it possible that this one is a trial piece of some kind?</p><p><br /></p><p>The only example I can even recall of a specimen strike without doing research is the 1792 Half Disme PCGS SP67 that fetched over one million dollars a few years ago.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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