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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CappedBustDimes, post: 778061, member: 9104&quot;]Nope, a collector/specialist from the midwest was the winning bidder.&nbsp; Also, these are completely legal to own and use despite conder&#039;s previous post.</p><p><br /></p><p>These were used to make the copper &quot;dies&quot; for printing blocks.&nbsp; More than likely would have been used in a price guide but could have been used in a catalog or reference book.</p><p><br /></p><p>The ebay seller did a disservice to himself by scrubbing the faces...probably would have gotten 2x the closing price.&nbsp; These molds are pretty difficult to come by..I usually see one or two a year.&nbsp; The copper printing blocks are scarce but, when offered are usually sold/ found in groups.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my 1818 $5 gold&nbsp; Half Eagle printing block and a 1794 1/2 Cent block.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://f.imagehost.org/view/0262/5dgolddi8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://f.imagehost.org/view/0262/5dgolddi8" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://f.imagehost.org/0262/5dgolddi8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://f.imagehost.org/view/0644/1794printzd2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://f.imagehost.org/view/0644/1794printzd2" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://f.imagehost.org/0644/1794printzd2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://i.imagehost.org/view/0839/1794qu5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://i.imagehost.org/view/0839/1794qu5" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i.imagehost.org/0839/1794qu5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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