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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Anntron, post: 4960718, member: 109580&quot;]Nice set.</p><p>I too purchased one example of each MS 65 in PCGS holders for @$200.00 a few years ago.&nbsp; I did not buy them as an investment, I bought them because of the backstory.&nbsp; I was intrigued that a low-level die room worker had the “hutzpah” to alter/improve the design created by a Master engraver.&nbsp; The fact that he/she did it TWICE is amazing.&nbsp; I think the initial mystery behind the coins&#039; origins was the inspiration for the interest and high prices.&nbsp; When most experts eventually settled on a consensus opinion that the coin was created by an individual who intentionally altered two&nbsp; Working Dies to create the “High” and “Low” leaf varieties, they concluded the deed must have been done at the Denver Mint.&nbsp; Because these coins originated from intentionally altered Working Dies, they are classified as “subtypes” and are not true errors.&nbsp; However, the Mint never officially owned up to the entire &quot;altered dies&quot; theory and gave a rather weak explanation of their origin.&nbsp; I do vaguely recall that “someone” was terminated because of the event.&nbsp; Since the Mint would never admit that an unauthorized individual was able to alter a Working Die that resulted in a subtype variety being released into general circulation, the value of these coins slowly declined.&nbsp; However, to me, these coins are a testament to the power of an individual to have a significant historical impact with just the idea to do something harmless and intriguingly unique.&nbsp; He/she must have known this from the onset and had the courage to carry the plan through to the end whatever the consequences.&nbsp; <b>Bravo!</b>&nbsp; I own these coins because of the creator’s convictions, not the Mint’s lack of quality control.&nbsp; Keep the set, in my opinion, it is far more valuable than the money it may be worth.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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