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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Travlntiques, post: 1890177, member: 39129&quot;]The NGC &quot;explorer&quot; description for 1885 is the most telling:</p><p>&quot;The beginning collector armed with only a copy of the Guide Book might be tempted to classify the 1885 as a rare coin. After all, federal records indicate that only 6,130 pieces were produced in both business strike and proof formats. What the Guide Book will not tell one is that many business strikes were preserved at the time of issue with the result that Mint State coins are probably more plentiful than circulated survivors in today&#039;s hobby. Gems, however, are seldom seen.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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