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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paul M., post: 2371481, member: 73165&quot;]From <a href="http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/9316" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/9316" rel="nofollow">PCGS coinfacts</a>:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>An additional 1,000 half dollars were set aside, 500 of which would be sold to finance the sesquicentennial in 1996, and the remaining 500 to be sold to finance the bicentennial in 2046.&nbsp; All 1,000 of the set-aside coins were coated in lacquer for protection.&nbsp; The Iowa Half Dollar was a sellout in 1946; sales of those set aside for the 1996 celebration were not as successful because of the high selling price of $500 per coin.&nbsp; Unsold coins were held over for the 2046 celebration.</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Lacquered! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; And they&#039;ll probably be at least $1000 the next time around.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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