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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paul M., post: 2149380, member: 73165&quot;]You&#039;re right.&nbsp; I read about how error coins get out a while ago.&nbsp; My recollection is a little fuzzy, but I seem to remember they used to come from third party companies that would roll the coins before they were sent out to banks and such.&nbsp; It used to be these companies&#039; contracts would allow them to sell error coins and split the proceeds with the Mint.&nbsp; The Mint stopped allowing this sometime around 15 years ago, which explains why many types of errors in recent US coins are so rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I said, my recollection is a little fuzzy, and I can&#039;t find the book I read this in, so anyone who knows the real story, feel free to correct me. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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