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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;proofartoncircs, post: 1083774, member: 25952&quot;]Here is the only description I have of how Bill Edwards did his research.&nbsp; He with 4 others including James Johnson of Coin World started researching these varieties in 1966.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I believe his numbers are pretty good for the initial distribution as minted.&nbsp; 1959&#039;s distribution of varieties could easily be distorted now.&nbsp; Many have been melted.&nbsp; Dealers cut up mint sets might have had a better chance of survivng.&nbsp; I could believe 1959 I&#039;s are scarcer now, especially in dealer&#039;s stock.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Certainly a similiar condition exists with the the 1970 D quarter.</p><p>11.2% of circulation finds are type M (RDV-007).&nbsp; This is the proof artwork reverse created for the clads in 1968 but only used for proofs in part of that year.&nbsp; It was used for the vast majority of 1970 D&#039;s in mint sets.&nbsp; It now seems to be the vast majority in dealer&#039;s stock.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Incidently the II/I class III doubled die is interesting in that it was a deliberate use of a doubled die by the mint.&nbsp; The die was heavily buffed before first use to hide signs of doubling.</p><p>&nbsp;<font face="Arial"></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"> </p><p></font><p style="text-align: left"></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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