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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 8092815, member: 101855"]Actually it was in 1858, but the coins were sold in sets according to their composition. The base metal, silver and gold coins were sold in separate sets. I think the idea was to make the cents and two and three cent pieces affordable if they were made. </p><p><br /></p><p>A dollar was worth a lot more in terms of the effort it took to earn one in 1858 and for years later. Therefore, buying the silver set was a big deal back then. Even though the gold set was priced only a few dollars over their face value, it was still a big deal at $42 or more. Very few were sold, sometimes as few as 20.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 8092815, member: 101855"]Actually it was in 1858, but the coins were sold in sets according to their composition. The base metal, silver and gold coins were sold in separate sets. I think the idea was to make the cents and two and three cent pieces affordable if they were made. A dollar was worth a lot more in terms of the effort it took to earn one in 1858 and for years later. Therefore, buying the silver set was a big deal back then. Even though the gold set was priced only a few dollars over their face value, it was still a big deal at $42 or more. Very few were sold, sometimes as few as 20.[/QUOTE]
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