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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 25543182, member: 105571&quot;]Recently acquired in a GC auction.&nbsp; It&#039;s in an NGC AU-53 slab.&nbsp; This is an R-5 (30 to 75 known) die marriage 1831 LM-1.1.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse on this coin was first used to strike 1831 LM-1.1, then 1830 LM-9.1, then 1831 LM-1.2, then 1830 LM-9.2, then 1831 LM-1.3 at which time a die crack and cud resulted in permanent removal from service.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, some 1830-dated coins were struck in 1831.&nbsp; Which is why Red Book mintage figures for the early decades of the Mint aren&#039;t reliable.</p><p><br /></p><p>The GC photo is a bit of a glamour shot.&nbsp; In hand, it doesn&#039;t look quite as nice.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1636112[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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