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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;harley bissell, post: 5500487, member: 88212&quot;]This replica people are describing is sometimes marked copy and sometimes not. The originals and the restrikes were both silver. Originals on silver blank planchets and restrikes on shaved 1861-o seated halfs. The story I remember is that there were six originals made as samples to get permission to mint them. The six people who got them are known and five of them have been tracked down. Only one is missing. If you place your replica on top of a silver half dollar yours will be both smaller and less thick. These replicas showed up in 1961 when we celebrated the civil war centennial. They continue to be made and sold as souvenirs. Over the years hundreds of thousands of them have been made and sold. As you can see people who do not have it want it. You could sell on the forums here or on ebay. Hope this helps you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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