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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 1382351, member: 11521&quot;]For the last several years when the Mint tests new alloys for coins they use nonsense dies to strike the test pieces. The nonsense dies usually have Martha Washington on the obverse and are dated 1799 (or earlier) so the test pieces will not be confused with a genuine modern coin. I don&#039;t think I have ever seen one of these test pieces struck by nonsense dies for sale but one is currently offerred on eBay:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1999-Martha-Washington-Test-Piece-J-2188-NGC-MS62-/270922021074?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item3f1435f8d2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1999-Martha-Washington-Test-Piece-J-2188-NGC-MS62-/270922021074?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item3f1435f8d2" rel="nofollow">1999 Martha Washington Test Piece J-2188 NGC MS-62</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This piece can be yours for less than $7,000*.</p><p><br /></p><p>* One cent less than $7,000. Plus $3 S/H.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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