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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 25604469, member: 101855&quot;]The 1839 dollar was probably sold or traded to a collector in the late 1850s or 1860s who carefully preserved it. The Philadelphia Mint was restriking these coins and using them for trade bait with collectors to get pieces for the mint&#039;s collection. The mint collection is now in the Smithsonian as part of the National Collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is not a highly regarded coin among some collectors because its restrike status. Yet, looking at the literature, it seems to be far scarcer than the Alignment IV pieces, which are believed to have been made to circulate.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe to tomorrow, I&#039;ll explain the alignments. It is gets complicated, and no one knows for sure when each of the coins were struck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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