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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;huntsman53, post: 69562, member: 1242&quot;]thinkiam,</p><p><br /></p><p>Test Strikes have been done on planchets of different makeup and/or different size! They were done to get an idea of which planchet is more aesthetically pleasing to the Public, to test which planchet will hold up better to circulation and were usually used for submission for approval (several were minted and passed around to the approving Officials so that they could get a feel and look of the coin).</p><p><br /></p><p>It is hard to say about Confederate coins and Civil War Tokens but documented and authenticated Test Strike specimens done by the Mints usually fetch high premiums!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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