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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LostDutchman, post: 1020288, member: 16994&quot;]Hey gang!</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought you guys might like to see a coin I was lucky enough to see today. This is a pattern piece numbered as J-2185. This was struck from a so called &quot;Nonsense die&quot; by the US mint in 1999. They struck this piece to do some initial testing for what eventually became the blanks for the Sac dollars. It&#039;s struck on a planchet that&#039;s manganese over a copper core and weighs 8 grams. This piece is listed as a high R7 - low R8 which means that between 7-10 pieces exist. I grade this piece as an MS62/63 as it looks like it spent a little time with some other coins. The owner has wished to remain anonymous. I was lucky enough to be able to snap some pictures and wanted to share. This just goes to show that this stuff is still being discovered or brought out of the woodwork these days. Enjoy!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]99540.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]99539.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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