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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 831362, member: 66&quot;]Re: the 5 1913 V nickels</p><p><br /></p><p>I think you have those confused with the original 1804 dollars.&nbsp; The 1913 V nickels were completely unauthorized.&nbsp; In fact the mint was under orders to do nothing about the 1913 nickels until the Buffalo design had been approved.&nbsp; Of course those orders didn&#039;t come until after the V nickel dies had been made (Some for Philadelphia, and ten sets of dies shipped to San Francisco.)&nbsp; But no authorized strikes were ever produced.&nbsp; Some people have suggested they were pieces struck to test the dies, but you don&#039;t test production dies.&nbsp; Die tests are made from new designs dies or altered design dies.&nbsp; Once the final design is selected and production dies are made they either work or they don&#039;t.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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