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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mainebill, post: 1839895, member: 44004&quot;]Trey I can say as a long time coin collector they made proofs from the 1830s onward the close collar press ca 1830 made a huge difference in the strike quality they made proofs from then on before that they made the specimen strike using regular dies for presentation purposes the proofs from the 1830s to 1850s were not made in quantity a couple dozen would constitute a large mintage add to that the attrition rate of 150+ year old coins and their incredibly rare which makes them even more special[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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