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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Greyford, post: 398310, member: 15150&quot;]They have been selling some of them at a premium with the coins they were made with. If you search ebay you can find some. This is a fairly recent thing tho. I think since the state quarters came out. I found a 1996 olympic commem one at:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1996-PROOF-HIGH-JUMP-OLYMPIC-RETIRED-COIN-DIE_W0QQitemZ190236366050QQihZ009QQcategoryZ786QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1996-PROOF-HIGH-JUMP-OLYMPIC-RETIRED-COIN-DIE_W0QQitemZ190236366050QQihZ009QQcategoryZ786QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1996-PROOF-HIGH-JUMP-OLYMPIC-RETIRED-COIN-DIE_W0QQitemZ190236366050QQihZ009QQcategoryZ786QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Not all have been quartered like that example. I have seen a 2004 nickel one that was worn smooth and you had to take it at the mints word it was a die. (saw it on the mint website) </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F2004-Peace-Nickel-coin-die-set-Denver_W0QQitemZ130238968176QQihZ003QQcategoryZ520QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F2004-Peace-Nickel-coin-die-set-Denver_W0QQitemZ130238968176QQihZ003QQcategoryZ520QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/2004-Peace-Nickel-coin-die-set-Denver_W0QQitemZ130238968176QQihZ003QQcategoryZ520QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also the certificate says how many coins it made in its run and what dates it was used. Kinda cool if you ask me but a little too expensive for my blood. (Edit: OK $35.00 isnt bad after all)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Check the mint website under special collectoins 50 state quarter coin and die sets to see what they have.(edit: link was giving errors goto <a href="http://www.usmint.gov" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.usmint.gov" rel="nofollow">www.usmint.gov</a> )[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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