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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 964849, member: 26302&quot;]Officially, I believe the Columbian half was the first. I thought the mint just supplied them to the expo at face value. The mint did intentionally make 1804 dollars at least in about 1858 expressly for collectors. The mint also made available for a premium, (at least unofficially), pattern coins to collectors. These were made &quot;extra&quot; just for the mint, (or an employee) to sell as a premium.</p><p><br /></p><p>Would Paduans count Doug? They weren&#039;t really forgeries.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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