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<p>[QUOTE="JBK, post: 68069, member: 1101"]But.....WHY!?!?!?!?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is some obscure coin trivia (as I recall it). The Mint had already ordered the cases for the 1982 sets (or had a big backlog from 79/80/81), and they were stuck with an extra hole when the SBA was not minted in 1982. I forget the size of this medal, but they may have used a plastic ring to size it to the SBA hole. (My 82 sets are not handy right now).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JBK, post: 68069, member: 1101"]But.....WHY!?!?!?!? Here is some obscure coin trivia (as I recall it). The Mint had already ordered the cases for the 1982 sets (or had a big backlog from 79/80/81), and they were stuck with an extra hole when the SBA was not minted in 1982. I forget the size of this medal, but they may have used a plastic ring to size it to the SBA hole. (My 82 sets are not handy right now).[/QUOTE]
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