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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iPen, post: 2702172, member: 69760&quot;]Are the 1892 Columbian half dollars sold in leather holders the earlier strikes?</p><p><br /></p><p>I read that companies put their orders in advance to get a hold of large quantities of the coins to sell to the public in their own packaging. One bank offered them to its employees, Remington typewriters bought the first 1892 proof strike for $10,000 at the time, and there are numerous other examples. So, if these were ordered in advance by various companies, are they expected to be among the first several thousand struck? Or, is that not the case if all of the coins were struck, and the orders were shipped out &quot;randomly&quot; from the total pile?</p><p><br /></p><p>Another reason why I&#039;m asking is because the leather holders seem to have had its leather tanning move onto the coin itself, creating a dark tone. For some if not most of the coins, is that toning concealing a superbly struck or proof-like surface? An example pic of the leather holder I&#039;m referring to is shown below.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]608441[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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