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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 657360, member: 15199&quot;]Coin collecting interest developed long after coining started in the US, thus when the need for examples of certain coins were needed ( sometimes by the mint and other museums),and the Mint did not have the coins, but they still had the dies, and no real problem in their minds to restrike the older coins, such as for diplomatic and trading value ( and also some personal gain later as collecting became more popular). Best&nbsp; known are the 1804 dollars, and later the 1801,2,and 3 Dollars. Breen&#039;s and other popular books on the 1804 dollar contains interesting reading.</p><p><br /></p><p>Restrikes such as the Maria Theresa, Mexican gold pieces, confederate cent and half dollar, usually bring much less than the original.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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